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Alternative to Hyde-Addison Opens Oct. 1
September 28, 2017
•Oct. 1 is move-in day for the newest school in Georgetown. ”We are all so excited,” Elissa Alben, a Georgetown mother of three school-aged children, told The Georgetowner on Sept. […]
Georgetown University Mandates Sexual Misconduct Education
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An expanded, multi-course classroom and online education program on sexual misconduct and relationships will soon be a requirement for all undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff at Georgetown University, according to […]
D.C. Rats Go National
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Uh oh. Don’t know if this is good news or bad news, but our local rats have gone national. That is to say, news about D.C.’s — and Georgetown’s — rats has […]
Bolder Concept for West Heating Plant Approved
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Architect David Adjaye and landscape architect Laurie Olin returned to the Commission of Fine Arts Sept. 20 to present their revised design for the redevelopment of Georgetown’s West Heating Plant […]
Wisconsin Ave. Circulator Route Won’t Shrink
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Having heard citizens’ concerns and complaints, the District Department of Transportation decided to keep the Wisconsin Avenue stretch of the DC Circulator’s Georgetown-to-Union Station route intact. Plans called for elimination […]
Hot Tickets!
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Bring on the autumnal coolness, O Muses, and if it please you, let us go to galas that are stunning, graceful and happy. And let us be at ease, meeting […]
Startups Big and Small: Halcyon’s New Cohort
September 14, 2017
•At the Sept. 12 event introducing the fellows, Erin Egan, Facebook’s vice president and chief privacy officer, policy, reminded them and the other attendees that Facebook also began as a startup.
Georgetown Awaits Decision on Main Street
September 13, 2017
•The fiscal 2018 D.C. budget allows for four new Main Streets — a program created by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that could bring in significant seed money for […]
Stevens School, School Without Walls to Expand
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A long and twisting history of openings and closures for Stevens School at 2425 N St. NW in the West End has now concluded. Founded in 1868 for African American children, […]
Disputed Bike Lane Plan Proceeds
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A robust discussion over the pros and cons of installing dedicated bike lanes on busy Water Street, eliminating some 48 parking spaces there, took up a good half hour of […]