Sept. ANC Update: Back-to-School, Art All Night, Rose Park, Starr Restaurant
• September 6, 2022

Holding its September 2022 virtual meeting on Aug. 29 before Labor Day ensured a low public turnout, but the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) still made momentous and potentially […]

Business Ins & Outs: Bourbon Concierge, Alkova, Tugooh Toys
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In/Coming: Bourbon Concierge, Alkova The Bourbon Concierge is setting up at 2816 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the former spot of Cafe Tu-O-Tu. The family-owned business was founded in 1995 and specializes […]

National Book Festival Returns to an In-Person Experience (photos)
• September 5, 2022

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.” ― René Descartes Over the course of its 20-year history, the Library of […]

Luxurious Digs Almost Done for Park Police Horses
• September 1, 2022

It was a hot morning on Aug. 26, and Chief uncharacteristically tossed his black mane and stomped the ground with his forefoot. He was getting impatient even though he and […]

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): An Appreciation
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With the Aug. 30 death at age 91 of Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022) — the last leader of the Soviet Union before its dissolution at the end of the Cold War […]

Wawa Shooting Rattles Georgetown
• August 31, 2022

An apparently homeless and mentally disturbed man fired shots in and outside the Wawa convenience store at 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW around 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 30. Metropolitan Police Officers […]

Jewelry Theft Case Settled: Victim Was Georgetown Socialite Jacqueline Quillen
• August 29, 2022

Well it’s finally over. The accusations, investigations, lawsuits of substantial theft of beloved Georgetown wine connoisseur and socialite Jacquelin Quillen’s jewels, art work and valuable furniture by her live-in romantic […]

Crime & Safety: Shooting on School’s First Day, Commanders’ Player Shot
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A Shooting on the First Day of School It was the first day of school for the pre-Ks, kindergarteners and elementary school students of Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School. […]

Exclusive Interview on the Migrant Crisis: Woman Walks From Ecuador to Texas
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Recently, I asked the president of a large Democratic women’s organization in Washington, D.C., if they had been helping any of the more than 6,000 migrants who had been bussed […]

Star Chef Gilles Epié to Open L’Avant-Garde on M St.
• August 26, 2022

This article was updated on Aug. 30. Georgetown will soon welcome its rock star chef. French chef Gilles Epié plans to open a restaurant on M Street in late September […]