Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)
• February 27, 2025

R&B and pop singer Roberta Flack rose to fame in the early 1970s with hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and the iconic “Killing Me Softly […]

Alexandra Bryson and Mark Martinkov Marry in a Beautiful, Timeless Celebration
• February 25, 2025

Georgetown’s very own Alexandra Bryson and Mark Martinkov were married on January 25, in an intimate ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., surrounded by family and friends. The young couple, […]

Business Ins & Outs: Google, Brasero Atlántico, Two Nine, Huckberry
• February 24, 2025

Spring is coming — and also coming are top-flight retailers, restaurants and businesses to Georgetown that show its continuing and increasing allure. Coming: Google Store on M A bricks-and-mortar Google […]

Legacy on Ice Benefit to Aid Reagan Plane Crash Victims
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Monumental Sports & Entertainment, along with U.S. Figure Skating and production team Entertainment Gang, are hosting a live figure skating event on March 2 to support and honor the families […]

Taste of Freedom Launch at Dog Tag Bakery to Help Ukrainian Prisoners of War
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Days before the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, the non-profit Heart of Azovstal teamed up with Dog Tag Bakery February 20 for “Taste of […]

February Downtowner
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Doors Close for ‘A Day Without Immigrants’  Many area businesses shut down on Monday, Feb. 3, to show their support for “A Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide protest in response […]

Save Chinatown Solidarity Network D.C. Hosts Town Hall
• February 18, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr The Save Chinatown Solidarity Network DC (SCSN) met on February 1 to host the “Little Chinatown, Bigger Ideas” town hall. The program started with a traditional Lion […]

Illuminating Tales of Black Music and History
• February 13, 2025

An evening of Black history and music returned to Holy Trinity on 36th Street for its third annual gathering, headlined as “Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used […]

Black Excellence — Past, Present and Future — in D.C. and Georgetown  
• February 12, 2025

  In this issue, with Black History Month in mind, The Georgetowner proudly calls its readers’ attention to a Georgetown University history professor’s new book and upcoming 50th anniversary events at […]

A Student ANC Commissioner Moves On 
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By Joe Massaua  I’ve learned a lot over my two years of service as a commissioner on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. I’m grateful to my colleagues for their wisdom and […]