Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Meets Georgetown Main Street
• February 9, 2026

By Caroline Woodward The Georgetown Chocolate Tour, hosted by Georgetown Main Street, took place on Saturday, February 7. The event featured 12 small businesses, primarily located along Wisconsin Ave. Participants […]

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Severe Cold Spell Buries, Freezes the District   No, you’re not being dramatic. It truly is relentlessly freezing outside. In late January, the area saw lows in the single digits and below zero. Lasting well […]

Snow, ICE, Tunnel Updates at February ANC Meeting   
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E held its second meeting of 2026 on Monday, Feb. 2.  Update From Brooke Pinto   Council member Brooke Pinto discussed the late-January storm and severe cold spell that crippled the region. “It has been a very difficult eight days, and there are a lot of places and alleys and […]

CAG’s ‘Hidden Dreams’ Highlights Overlooked Women of 1963 March on Washington
• February 5, 2026

By Mia Pech The Citizens Association of Georgetown hosted an evening in honor of Black History Month at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. The program was called: “Hidden Dreams: The Women […]

Kennedy Center Closing for Two Years for Renovations
• February 2, 2026

President Trump has announced that the Kennedy Center will close for two years for what he calls “construction, revitalization and complete rebuilding” on July 4. Trump shared the news on […]

Evans to Run for Council Chair Against Mendelson
• January 29, 2026

Former Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans announced this week that he will seek the Democratic nomination for District Council Chair — pitting him against former colleague and incumbent Chair […]

At Tudor Place: New Executive Director, New Exhibition
• January 28, 2026

What’s new at Georgetown’s Tudor Place? The exhibition “Founding Fortunes: The Estate Sale of Martha Washington,” opening on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Executive Director Mary-Frances Wain, who started this month. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Jinya Ramen, Nuts Factory, Cottage House; Los Cuates
• January 26, 2026

In: Jinya Ramen Bar  Restaurateur Sam Shoja opened a seventh location in the Washington area, bringing Jinya Ramen Bar to 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW, formerly the space for Via Umbria, […]

Update on 2026 D.C. Campaigns for Mayor, Delegate, and Council
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With Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton indicating this weekend that she would not seek reelection and former Council member Vincent Orange announcing that he would seek the Democratic nomination for mayor […]

Welcome, Abigail Spanberger, First Female Governor of Virginia
• January 20, 2026

By Evelyn Keyes Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) delivered her inauguration remarks from the State Capitol following her swearing-in as the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dressed in […]