Ward 2 Council Member Pinto on Stemming Homelessness

April 13, 2022

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 […]

Editorial: Sound and Fury 


Forget the calendar. It may say Spring, but we seem to be stuck in a “winter of discontent” that plays on and on in an endless loop.   From Ukraine, where […]

Downtowner News: City Girls Who Walk D.C., Easter Egg Roll, Reese Witherspoon


Easter Egg Roll Hops Back into Town After a Two-Year Pandemic Hiatus   With 2020 and 2021 being well, 2020 and 2021, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll was temporarily […]

Rose Park Buzz Spring 2022 


Spring is here, and the Friends of Rose Park (FRP) has lots of news to share. The popular Rose Park Wednesday afternoon market is scheduled to re-open on May 4 […]

New Canal Boat, Outdoor Events Energize Georgetown 


SPONSORED CONTENT This is the busiest spring we’ve had in two years, and we’re thrilled that Georgetown feels so alive again.  Most anticipated of all, a C&O Canal boat is […]

Getting to Know The Georgetowner: Meet Kate Oczypok 


Kate Oczypok does a little bit of everything at The Georgetowner. She writes, manages the paper’s social media accounts and sells advertising too. Kate is a newlywed, having married her […]

Tech Tip: What Causes Most Data Breaches?

April 11, 2022

A data breach is no joke, and it can take many forms. Whether it’s a case of confidential data being viewed, copied, stolen, or destroyed, a data breach cannot be […]

GMS Annual Meeting Asks What’s the ‘State of the Street’?


Spirits were sparkling last Wednesday, April 6, as Georgetown Main Street (GMS) hosted its annual meeting dubbed the “State of the Street” at Compass Coffee, 1351 Wisconsin Ave. NW. With […]

ANC Highlights: DPR, Canal Boat, 2900 M, Sports & Social


The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission — ANC 2E — held its monthly meeting remotely on Monday, April 4. The following are selected highlights. Commissioners welcomed new Georgetown University student representatives: […]