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Editorial: DDOT’s Problem with the Public
• April 10, 2024
D.C. Department of Transportation planners and outreach experts met online with Georgetown residents and business owners on April 3 to discuss 17 recommendations to improve the town’s transportation access and […]
Editorial: Take a Breath and Honor Our Planet
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With all the happy chaos that spring can bring, sometimes Earth Day can fly by in the blink of an eye. We encourage you to stop, take a breath and […]
What Mayor’s Proposed Budget Means for Georgetown
• April 8, 2024
“It was the hardest budget I’ve had to put together yet,” Mayor Bowser told the D.C. Council on April 3 as she presented to the 2025 District budget detailing $21 […]
ANC Update: Budget, NPS, Hamilton Court
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The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission met on April 1 at Georgetown Visitation Prep, as well as remotely. Here are some highlights from the monthly meeting. End of the DC Circulator […]
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 […]
