City Tavern Sold for $8.5 Million to Cecchi Group
• November 18, 2024

New Owner Intends to Use the Property as an Iconic Event Venue  On Nov. 15, the Board of Governors of the City Tavern Association, the governing overseers of the City […]

New Release: The Georgetowner’s Peggy Sands’ Primer on Immigration Basics
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By Edward Segal Immigration, a hot-button issue in the presidential election that President-elect Donald Trump said would be a priority in his second term, is the focus of The Georgetowner […]

DC Jazz Festival Founder Charlie Fishman, 1942-2024
• November 14, 2024

The DC Jazz Festival announced the Nov. 12 death of Charles Fishman, the annual festival’s founder and longtime executive producer, at the age of 82. “Charlie’s leadership, passion and tireless […]

Editorial: Making Your Own Family ‘Blue Zone’ 
• November 13, 2024

If you watched the Netflix documentary “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” you were no doubt amazed to learn from author Dan Buettner about five unique communities — […]

Editorial: Is Unity Possible?  Keep the Faith! 
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  “Campaigns are contests of competing visions,” said President Joe Biden last week. “The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made. I’ve said many times […]

DNA Testing Helped Catch ‘The Cuddler’  
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 By Christine Axsmith   “It happened again.” My friend’s voice woke me up quickly. We lived in Glover Park and there had been another sexual assault the night before by “The […]

The Future of Georgetown’s Streateries
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New Proposals Refuel Neighborhood Debate Over Sidewalk Extensions   Five years ago, walking down Georgetown’s brick sidewalks, one might find oneself fighting to squeeze by fellow foot soldiers. Today, however, the […]

ANC: Dockless Vehicles, Sidewalk Repairs, Streateries, CYM   
• November 11, 2024

At its Nov. 4 meeting, ANC 2E, the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission, discussed dockless vehicles, sidewalk repairs, streateries and the Call Your Mother deli at 3428 O St. NW.    Dockless […]

November-December 2024 Community Calendar  
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Winter Safety Preparedness with DCHSEMA and CAG Public Safety   Thursday, Nov. 14   A free safety preparedness seminar, presented by the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and the Citizens […]

November 2024 Downtowner
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&pizza in Hot Water Over ‘Berry Knots’ When Marion Berry Knots appeared on the menu of &pizza, all heck broke loose. The marketing campaign for the knots, coated with powdered […]