Architects’ Walking Tour of Georgetown’s Rich Styles
• March 30, 2023

The Citizens Association of Georgetown arranged an architectural walking tour of the town March 25. With the event capped at 72 attendees (six groups) and architects talking about a specific […]

Cultural Power Breakfast: GWU’s Corcoran: ‘A Very Different School’ 
• March 27, 2023

Of the storied institution that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, Dr. Lauren Onkey, director since 2021 of George Washington University’s Corcoran School of […]

Tech Tip: Are App Store Apps Secure?
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From Computerware, Inc.: The smartphone app ecosystems today are extraordinarily vast. The Google Play store has over 3.5 million apps available, while the Apple App store has over 1.6 million […]

Gift of the Cherry Blossoms: Seize the Day
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Mother Nature’s meteorological whiplashes seem not to care that we are here. Our March weather springs from 80 degrees back to 40, from sunny to cloudy to rainy. Thursday was […]

Mapping Georgetown: Archivist Breathes New Life into Oak Hill Cemetery
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Georgetown’s historic Oak Hill Cemetery at 3001 R Street NW tends to attract all sorts of souls, among both the living and the departed. The cemetery’s “Changing of the Guard” […]

Georgetown Main Street Boosts Small Businesses
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Georgetown Main Street — a non-profit that promotes and supports small businesses along the Wisconsin Avenue commercial corridor — met March 22 for its annual meeting at Fathom Gallery in […]

Crime: D.C. Shooting Deaths Mount While MPD Short-Staffed, GU Sex Assaults
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Carjackings, MPD Short-Staffing and Congressional Scrutiny As nationwide attention continues to focus on D.C.’s rising crime rates following the U.S. Senate’s recent overturning of the D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code […]

Mayor’s Reduced D.C. Budget Difficult to Label
• March 23, 2023

“Scant,” “Fair Shot,” “Comeback”?   District spokespeople, analysts and journalists are struggling with how to describe the new budget for Washington, D.C., that Mayor Muriel Bowser presented in her final $19.7 billion, […]

Tech Tip: ‘Smartphones’ and ‘Innovation’ No Longer Synonymous
• March 20, 2023

From Computerware, Inc.: Smartphones are, in a word, ubiquitous. With 86.29 percent of the global population owning a smartphone in 2023 (according to Statista), one would think — pretty justifiably […]

Mapping Georgetown: Authors, Cats Inhabit Oak Hill Cemetery’s Gate House
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There’s been a changing of the guard at our Oak Hill Cemetery! If you pass by the 22-acre marvel at 3001 R Street NW often or occasionally, and think you’re […]