GU Students Vote for ‘Reconciliation Fee’
• April 15, 2019

The proposed fee of $27.20 per student per semester would create a fund to help descendants of the 272 slaves sold by the university in 1838. 

Appreciating D.C.’s Jazz History
• April 10, 2019

On April 17, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, the Citizens Association of Georgetown hosts Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson conversing with local jazz greats.

Tudor Place Hosts Memorial for Ray Kukulski
• April 8, 2019

All who attended the April 6 event agreed on two things: Ray Kukulski had been a significant presence in their lives and he would be greatly missed.

Outdoor Furniture to Enhance Georgetown
• April 4, 2019

Georgetown’s Business Improvement District organization will buy the furniture, install it, plant the plants and trees and maintain them throughout the year.

Survey Calls for Broader Programming at Jelleff 
• April 3, 2019

 D.C. Parks and Recreation budgeted $7 million to renovate and upgrade the facilities at Georgetown’s Jelleff Community Center, tucked off of S Street next to the Wisconsin Avenue Safeway. The […]

GU Petition Wants Falsely Admitted Students Expelled
• April 1, 2019

An online petition called for Georgetown University to revoke the degrees of former students who were involved in the fraud and expel those still attending.

31st St. Bridge to Be Closed, Replaced
• March 25, 2019

Plans now include closing off 31 Street from the bridge south to South Street and north to M Street. Only residential parking will be available on the rest of 31st Street during the closure period.

Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans Reprimanded
• March 21, 2019

A Council reprimand is not without precedent; the late longtime mayor and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry and Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham were both reprimanded.

Admissions Scandal Hits Close to Home
• March 14, 2019

The investigation has ensnared Georgetown University, in the person of Gordon Ernst, a former tennis coach who has been, according to reports, charged with racketeering and conspiracy.

Downtowner DC
• March 7, 2019

Bald eagles Liberty and Justice abandoned, then returned to, their nest — and other recent news of note from around the District.