Martin’s Tavern Throws ‘Epic’ 90th Birthday Party (photos)
• September 14, 2023

It was a 90th birthday party but seemed like a party for a 19-year-old. There was so much energy, joy and good vibrations — with a couple of hundred people […]

September 2023 Downtowner News Briefs
• September 13, 2023

Office of Management and Budget Gets Return-to-Work Letter   The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OBM) encouraging more in-person work at […]

Clergy Express Support for Homeless Nonprofit  
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We, the clergy leaders of Georgetown congregations, support Georgetown Ministry Center (GMC) because it is the single most important resource for our neighbors experiencing homelessness in this community. GMC is […]

Arts Education Is Key to Our Cultural Heritage 
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 Washington didn’t become the sizzling arts capital it is today without our local artists shaping and enriching our cultural landscape. And perhaps there’s no better way to preserve our arts […]

Washington, D.C.: Our Culture Capital
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 Perhaps no city in the world possesses such a unique cultural heritage as Washington, D.C. Home to iconic public monuments of world significance – Lincoln gazing across the Reflecting Pool […]

Moroccan Earthquake Relief: Where to Give
• September 11, 2023

Morocco is recovering from the effects of the most powerful earthquake in 123 years. At just past 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake killed almost 2,500 people and […]

Martin’s Tavern: Cheers to 90 Years   
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When someone or something marks 90 years, you take notice. When this 90-year-old place is full of history and legends, you know there are stories to be told. When this […]

Mapping Georgetown: In Giving, We Receive
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“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi We live in such abundance. Can we even imagine how it must feel to be stomach-achingly hungry […]

Students, Faculty Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions
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Choosing a freshman class at one of Washington, D.C.’s elite colleges just got a whole lot harder this summer.  In June, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional […]

Georgetown’s ANC Sets Up for Busy Fall 
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The first Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting (2E) for the 2023-24 season began with all present plus new commissioner Daniel Chao representing 2E07. They quickly dispensed with the first important […]