Bowser, D.C. Officials Make Compelling Statehood Pitch to Congress
Proposed by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the legislation would shrink the District — the official seat of the federal government — to two square miles.
Ribbon Cut at Restored C&O Locks
There were several dozen attendees at a Sept. 12 ribbon cutting for two newly restored locks, numbers 3 and 4, on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Georgetown.
New Executive Director at Georgetown Heritage
For the past seven years, Jeffrey L. Nichols was president and CEO of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, outside of Lynchburg, Virginia.
To the Manor Reborn: A Fairy-Tale Chateau Awaits Its Next Happily-Ever-After
Home to the great and the good — or, at least, the bold-faced — Massachusetts Avenue Heights is a secluded enclave known for its...
Montrose Park’s Memorial Sphere Vandalized
The sphere was installed in 1956 by the Georgetown Garden Club as a memorial to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse, who lobbied Congress from 1904 to 1911 to buy the Montrose estate for a public park.
Real Estate: Wright Pushed the Envelope
Few architects have had so transformative an effect on how we live and think about home design as Frank Lloyd Wright. The things we...
Endless Possibilities
AFTER AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION, THIS EAST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE IS READY FOR IT BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
Jeff Akseizer’s philosophy is simple. “I design homes...
1969: Personal Recollections
Several area residents share their memories of two of 1969's most historic events: the moon landing and the Woodstock festival.
If Certified, D.C.’s 2020 Budget Would Benefit Georgetown
Among the increases benefiting Ward 2 in the budget, according to the mayor’s office, is $74.2 million dedicated to fully modernize the Francis-Stevens Education Campus on 2425 N St. NW and 2130 G St. NW.
Taste of Roaring Twenties at Dumbarton House
Transformed into Jay Gatsby’s mansion, Georgetown’s historic Dumbarton House will host an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby,” presented by Picnic Theatre Company.
