Opinion: We Know How to Keep D.C. Safe. This Is Our Home, Too.   
• October 7, 2025

Our city has faced unwelcome, unwarranted and unprecedented federal interference this year. From the massive federal workforce layoffs to the deployment of ICE agents and National Guard troops on our […]

Editorial: Staying the Course, Together 
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Our Business Ins & Outs column is what many readers turn to first. Georgetown residents love getting the scoop when a top retailer or a chef’s latest venture is headed […]

Editorial: The Cruelest Month 
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“I want federal employees to be traumatized, I want to put them in trauma, I want them to not want to come to work.”  —Russell Vought, OMB director  “When you shut it […]

Ann Satterthwaite Dies at 94  
• October 6, 2025

By Grace Bateman Longtime Georgetown resident Ann Satterthwaite, who played a major role in founding Georgetown Waterfront Park, died on Sept. 20, at age 94. Originally from Tenafly, New Jersey, […]

Shutdown Specials: Here’s Our List of Discounts for Federal Workers
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Shake off the shutdown blues by visiting one of these neighborhood favorites with special deals for federal employees. It’s fair to say that federal workers have been through a lot […]

Brooke Pinto Announces Campaign for D.C.’s Congressional Seat
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Today, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced her campaign for the District of Columbia’s congressional district. Pinto announced her campaign in  a video to supporters earlier today. Besides being […]

Beautiful Day to Salute CAG Block Captains at Concert
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On a sunny, warm day, music and laughter filled the air at the Citizens Association of Georgetown’s (CAG) Fall Concert in Rose Park on Sunday, Oct. 5. This family-friendly event […]

Prost & Pups: Oktoberfest at The Wharf Returns
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By Mia Pech The annual Oktoberfest at The Wharf returned to Washington, D.C last Saturday, celebrating the spirit of Munich at the Wharf. Alongside the fan-favorite Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash, […]

DowntownerDC
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Those Against Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) Re-election Bid Get Louder Political strategist Donna Brazile and D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) are getting more vocal about requesting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton […]

Long Agenda Takes ANC 2E Meeting Past Midnight  
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 The “October” meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillendale, held on Monday, Sept. 29, began at 6:30 p.m. and didn’t gavel down until about 1 a.m. Besides […]