Crime Report: Mopeds, Crash on Foxhall, Break-in, Coffee & Cops
• June 10, 2024

Georgetown Residents Concerned About Influx of Mopeds; Officials Introduce Registration Mandates Residents have voiced their concerns about the recent uptick in mopeds on the streets of Georgetown. Neighbors have reported […]

June 2024 Downtowner
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National Zoo Expecting New Giant Pandas Panda lovers, it’s time to get excited. The Smithsonian National Zoo recently announced that two giant pandas are on their way to Washington, D.C. […]

Voting in Georgetown: A Village Experience, Mostly
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Sitting on the wide porch of Georgetown’s Colonial Revival-style public library with volunteer poll worker Alan Aronson on a warm Election Day afternoon, June 4, felt like a village experience. […]

Bitcoin Billionaire Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy to Pay D.C. $40 Million
• June 3, 2024

“Michael J. Saylor and MicroStrategy, Inc., the company he co-founded and led, will pay $40 million to resolve a tax fraud lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General […]

Local Business: The Zamani House of Heritage
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By Christine Axsmith Have you ever walked past that rug store off of Wisconsin and Dumbarton and wonder what was in there? The Zamani House of Heritage has been a […]

Georgetown’s Summer Secret: 3 Free Public Swimming Pools Open Every Day
• May 28, 2024

It was a pleasantly warm 80 degrees late Monday afternoon on Memorial Day with a little breeze and some clouds overhead. The pool spackled turquoise with clean water at just […]

Business Ins & Outs: Four Seasons, Grace Street Coffee, Poliform, Raising Cane’s 
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In: Grace Street Coffee on K St.  Grace Street Coffee has reopened its flagship at 3299 K Street NW — or Water Street, if you like, just down the lane […]

Early Voting Begins: Primary Day, June 4
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Voting has already begun for the D.C. Primary Election — President, Council members, Delegate and Shadow U.S. Senator and Representative.  Georgetown is part of Ward 2. We urge you to […]

Defund the Boys & Girls Club? Jelleff Supporters Protest           
• May 23, 2024

At a hastily called emergency meeting on Wednesday, May 22, at the Jelleff Recreation Center, more than a dozen children and teenagers with grim faces held bright signs with messages […]

CAG Concert Packs Rose Park — With Kids
• May 20, 2024

The Citizens Association of Georgetown hosted its biannual Concerts in the Park on Sunday, May 19, at Rose Park. Based on food vendor sales, there were an estimated 300 residents […]