On the Job: New Gardens Head at Dumbarton Oaks

May 2, 2018

Jonathan Kavalier, the new director of gardens and grounds at Dumbarton Oaks, took up his post just as the gardens at the Harvard University-owned research library and museum in Georgetown […]

Initiative 77: Fate of Georgetown Restaurants Decided June 19


A battle is brewing over this June’s ballot initiative to match the minimum wage for waiters, baristas and the like with that of non-tipped employees. Initiative 77 would give tipped employees […]

Nurses to Triage 911 Medical Calls


By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney For years, the 911 emergency number in Washington, D.C., which quickly dispatches paramedics to respond to medical crises (as well as police and fire […]

Update: Ellington School Residency Scandal


On Feb. 28, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education reported that about 100 of the roughly 500 enrolled students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts actually […]

Heating Plant Condos: Back to the Drawing Board?

April 30, 2018

After what was described as “a roller-coaster Historic Preservation Review Board hearing” on April 26, the developers may appeal to the mayor for a special designation.

Street Closures This Week


Drivers should anticipate delays on and under the Whitehurst Freeway on May 3 and 4.

Georgetown Gateway Designs Shared

April 23, 2018

The designs will be presented at the next meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E on Monday, April 30, and are expected to have a preliminary review by the Old Georgetown Board soon after. 

Montrose Park: Georgetown’s Cinderella?

April 18, 2018

Georgetown is fortunate to have a variety of well-used parks with active support groups, often called “Friends of Fill-in-the-blank Park.” The neighborhood’s green spaces — increasingly popular with residents of all ages […]

GU Grad Students Can Hold Union Vote


By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney Georgetown University administrators agreed April 2 that graduate students who are teaching and research assistants on campus will be allowed to vote this spring […]

Bowser Tackles State of the Schools


“Education is part of D.C.’s great story,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser during an April 11 conversation with philanthropist David Rubenstein, a discussion she requested they undertake about the state of […]