Ambassador Urban Ahlin Makes Cheerful Debut at House of Sweden
• October 30, 2023

The Embassy of Sweden hosted a welcoming reception on Oct. 24 for its new Ambassador to the United States, Urban Ahlin, who presented his credentials to President Biden in August […]

Coach Tasha Butts (1982-2023) 
• October 26, 2023

Georgetown University is mourning the loss of their women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Butts was just 41 years old.  The university hired former […]

Mayor’s Crime Bill, ACT Now, Seeks to Curb Violence, Retail Theft, Drug-dealing
• October 23, 2023

The unrelenting increase in crime in Washington, D.C. — particularly homicides, gun violence, carjacking and mass retail robberies —  has all the usually contentious District Council and Office of the Mayor clearly […]

Volta Park Fall Fest: Beautiful Day of Community Fun, Food
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Georgetowners, their families, neighbors and friends came out for a beautiful Saturday of carnival games, bounce houses, face painting, popcorn and more at the Friends of Volta Park’s Fall Festival […]

Spirit of Georgetown Honors ‘Mother of GMC’
• October 17, 2023

The Georgetown Ministry Center honored longtime GMC employee Dolores Jackson with the Spirit of Georgetown Award Oct. 4 at the offices of King & Spalding at 17th Street and Pennsylvania […]

Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports
• October 16, 2023

“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]

Business Ins & Outs: B&B Italia, Sports & Social, Prince & Princess, Manse
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In: B&B Italia Opens Oct. 26 To be or not to be B&B … B&B Italia, the global contemporary design furniture group, will bring its iconic, timeless furniture to its […]

Swords into Plowshares: Where to Donate to Help Victims in Middle East and Afghanistan
• October 12, 2023

As MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace is wont to say: we live in truly extraordinary times. The United States is a democracy in danger. And yet… we are so lucky. Israelis, Palestinians, […]

Dynamic Fall Full of Evolving Projects in Georgetown
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[Sponsored Content] The weather may be cooling down, but Georgetown’s restaurant and retail season continues to heat up. More than 55 retailers and restaurants have opened or are slated to […]

In Celebration of Our 69th Year, a Bit About Our Team 
• October 11, 2023

Sonya Bernhardt, publisher  This year I celebrated 25 years as publisher of The Georgetowner, as we now celebrate the newspaper’s 69th anniversary and Volume 70! First, a big thank you […]