April Downtowner: Caps, Wizards; Office Space
• April 7, 2024

Capitals, Wizards Commit to Capital One Arena  It looks like the Capitals and the Wizards are staying put in Gallery Place after all. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to build […]

Business Ins & Outs: Brompton Bikes, Pure Sweat, StudioLab RD 
• April 1, 2024

In: Brompton Bikes Opens Today Brompton Bikes has opened its Georgetown shop at 1214 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former Scotch & Soda clothing store. Brompton tells us: In 1975, […]

City Tavern Foundation Agrees to Buy Historic Building
• March 31, 2024

City Tavern Preservation Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the City Tavern building, announced March 29 that it has entered into an agreement with the City […]

7 Churches Meet to Conclude Lent
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An ecumenical Good Friday service was held March 29 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with seven leaders of Georgetown churches participating in the traditional presentation of the sayings of Jesus […]

The Man Behind the Bridge: Francis Scott Key
• March 28, 2024

Our hearts and prayers go out to those who died because of the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge which spanned the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore […]

Georgetown Garden Club Begins Centennial at Evermay with Edwina von Gal
• March 25, 2024

Members and friends of the Georgetown Garden Club gathered March 14 at one of Georgetown’s most revered garden estates, Evermay, for the first in a variety of events this year […]

Business Ins & Outs: Reverie, Molteni&C, Ice Cream Jubilee
• March 18, 2024

In: Reverie Chef Johnny Spero’s Reverie will return to service in a matter of days, after a major reconstruction. An August 2022 fire shut down the Michelin-starred and intimate restaurant […]

Actor Jeffrey Wright Featured at Nancy Hanks Lecture 
• March 14, 2024

Like the arts that it celebrates, the 35th Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater on March 12 was both  inspiring and entertaining. The blending of personal stories […]

March 2024 Downtowner News
• March 13, 2024

Mayor’s RFK, Downtown Plans Advance   The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4984 last week, which would allow the D.C. government to begin to redevelop the RFK Stadium site. Mayor […]

Celebrate Georgetown’s Women, Too
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As you know, March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the women who helped shape our country, like Susan B. Anthony, who played a huge role in […]