Citizens Association Celebrates Spring with Concert and Dessert at Evermay

April 18, 2022

Historic Evermay Estate at 1623 28th St. NW in Georgetown opened its perfectly manicured gardens and mansion terrace for the first time since the pandemic lockdown in 2020 to the […]

Crime & Public Safety: Bodies in Potomac, Carjackings, Robberies


Last week, two bodies were discovered in the Potomac River in the area of Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C., in just as many days, according to the Metropolitan Police […]

D.C. Celebrates Emancipation Day with Parade (photos)

April 17, 2022

April 16, 1862 marked the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. On that date, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act effectively granting freedom to 3,100 enslaved […]

With the Rise of NFTs, How Is the Art World Changing?

April 15, 2022

While the modern art world is naturally one of upheaval, the meteoric rise of Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs in the past pandemic year has left many wondering how new digital […]

The Point’s Ben Lambert Wins DC Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight 

April 14, 2022

D.C.’s baddest night of doing good made a triumphant return to The Anthem on April 7 with Chef Benjamin Lambert of The Point DC winning the coveted champion boxing gloves […]

Dep. Mayor Falcicchio Has Full Tray of Development Ideas 

April 13, 2022

John Falcicchio, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, is just the opposite of what one might think of as a remote, top city bureaucrat with many titles and […]

Welcome Back! The 89th Annual Georgetown House Tour, April 23


Welcome Back! The 89th Georgetown House Tour: Perfect Recipe for Coming Home April 23    Since 1931, the Georgetown House Tour has been described in many ways: “architectural gems,” “historically significant,” […]

Ringing the Bell on Cancer: Bellringer Bike Ride Comes to D.C. 


“We don’t recruit bikers, we recruit people who hate Cancer,” says Chris Timko, executive director of BellRinger, a bike ride that aims to raise funds for cancer research at the […]

Ward 2 Council Member Pinto on Stemming Homelessness


The Georgetowner asked Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto about her priorities for stemming  homelessness in the area. We published her response (below) as a guest column in our April […]

Editorial: Happy 250th, Dumbarton United Methodist Church! 


Dumbarton United Methodist Church, celebrated a milestone this past March — 250 years as one of the oldest continuously active Methodist churches in the world. The church located at 3133 […]