CAGTOWN NEWS

When we last saw Marilyn Butler, she was wrapping up her folders of “Mapping Georgetown” columns, many of which have appeared in The Georgetowner. On a simple 8 ½ x […]

By Catherine Meale and Ryan Allen In the opening moments of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Frida…A Self-Portrait,” Vanessa Severo asks the audience if we can see Frida Kahlo in her. Of […]

HOYA HARVEST FESTIVAL Friday, October 16 From 4 to 6 p.m., visitors to the Hoya Harvest Garden on the fourth-floor patio of Regents Hall at Georgetown University, 3700 O St. […]

Photo by Ajay Suresh.Good morning Georgetown, here’s your weekly news round-up:I missed this, but the Dutch stroopwaffle place seems to finally have opened after a long delay.Waterside Drive closure will continue to cause added congestion in Georgetown.

Remarkably, Greater Washington, D.C., is home to three children’s theater companies of advanced age. Imagination Stage, founded as Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts in 1979, is 47. On (actually under) […]

Choose an author talk tonight at the National Museum of Natural History or Politics and Prose. Georgetown events: the Hoya Harvest Festival, Dog Day at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neighborhood Clean-Up […]

Equestrian Style, Country Elegance  A modern take on traditional country classics. Think re-imagined tweeds, updated  coats and sharp tailoring styled with a luxe, edgy attitude. Welcome to Middleburg’s Hunt  Country! Credits  Location- […]

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I’m checking out another photo from the DC Historical Society. It’s a photo of Q and 31st from 1950.In a lot of ways, the scene hasn’t really changed much in 75+ years. This stretch of Q St. still is a cathedral of trees with dozens of American elms still around:The giant elm that used to be on the northeast corner of the intersection (and can be seen promine

Kitty Kelley reviews Douglas Stuart’s “John of John,” a queer coming-of-age novel about a Presbyterian minister and his son, both hiding their sexuality and unknowingly pursuing the same man in a Scottish village of weavers and sheep farmers.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E met on Sept. 28 at Georgetown Visitation Prep as well as remotely. Resolutions The following resolutions were approved: supporting the BellRinger 2026 fundraising ride on Oct. […]

The 14th annual Middleburg Film Festival runs from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 18, bringing an impressive selection of independent films, documentaries and anticipated awards contenders to Virginia’s Hunt […]

“I lived in Philadelphia and Boston before I came to Washington in 1971, two cities that are guaranteed to give you an interest in history,” says Kenneth Peters, a retired […]

By Francis Rienzo Georgetown University officially has a new president. On Friday, Oct. 9, Eduardo M. Peñalver took the mantle at his inaugural ceremony in McDonough Arena, with a Mass […]

Ken Cen Honors: Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena The venue for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, the 49th, set for Monday, Dec. 7, will be Capital One Arena, which […]

Neighborhood Clean-Up Day is this weekend!Join our community this Saturday as we come together to clean up Georgetown. We’ll provide everything you need to get the job done, so just show up and pitch in!Saturday, October 17, 2026 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Meet at your nearest location to pick up tools and drop off trash!West Side:Volta Park | Basketball court at the Q St entranceEast Side:Rose Park | 27t

October brings pink drinks for a good cause, but long before today’s charity cocktails there was the Pink Lady. Jody Kurash traces the 1910s classic from Broadway to Prohibition and shares the recipe.

By Sueraya Shaheen On Sept. 26, the Kreeger Museum welcomed a sold-out audience to its main gallery for the premiere of “Vectors,” a dynamic 30-minute work for 10 performers, by […]

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.Good morning Georgetown, here’s your weekly news round-up:New juice bar open.Canal Day returns this weekend.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will toss out the first ball of its 2026-27 season, “Unapologetically Joyful,” at the Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW, with a sports-and-games-themed fall […]

Published in 2016, “Empire of Storms” is number five in the popular series of fantasy novels by Sarah J. Maas called “Throne of Glass.” “With her heart sworn to the […]