D.C.’s Newest Place Name: Boris Nemtsov Plaza

January 16, 2018

Last week, the District Council unanimously approved the renaming of a portion of Wisconsin Avenue directly in front of the Russian Embassy, just north of Georgetown.

D.C. Expands War on Waste: Pizza Boxes to Be Recycled

January 5, 2018

Almost all food-service containers can now be recycled. However, they have to be larger than two inches by two inches and must be clean and empty (no organic waste).

Fans Get Their Baseball Fix at Nats Winterfest

December 17, 2017

At the Washington Convention Center on Dec. 16 and 17, there were interviews and game shows on the main stage and photo opportunities with players, coaches and team mascots.

GBA Honors Police, Appalachian Spring; Elects 2018 Officers

December 14, 2017

The Georgetown Business Association officers for 2018 are Hope Solomon, president; Constantine Ferssizidis, vice president; Alan Helfer, treasurer; and Paul Monarch, secretary.

Georgetown ‘Glow’: Reimagining the Season of Light (photos)


Presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the fourth edition of the light show, with more artists than ever before, will be on view through Jan. 7.

Lighting the Capitol Christmas Tree (photos)

December 7, 2017

During a Dec. 6 ceremony on the Capitol’s West Front Lawn, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was lit by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) with the assistance of 11-year-old Ridley Brandmayr of Bozeman, Montana.

GBA Pays Tribute to Georgetown’s Economic History

November 16, 2017

The Georgetown Business Association held its monthly reception Nov. 15 at one of the neighborhood’s oldest businesses, Georgetown Tobacco, which opened in 1964.

Mayor Opens Georgetown Main Street

October 26, 2017

In the Phoenix boutique on Wisconsin Avenue, filled with business persons and supporters, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented a certificate to the new Georgetown Main Street program on Oct. 25.

ANC Monday: Airbnb, Park Police, Circulator, Streetlights

October 2, 2017

There will be a presentation on the regulation of Airbnb rentals at tonight’s meeting, along with resolutions on the DC Circulator and streetlights.

How to Help Puerto Rico

September 30, 2017

This hurricane season, three hurricanes caused a lot of damage in the United States: Harvey, Irma and Maria. With Hurricane Maria, the damage that was done to Puerto Rico has […]