CAGTOWN NEWS

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment (OCTFME) are celebrating the 10th anniversary of 202Creates Month at the second annual 202Creates Con, held — […]

What do Jackie Kennedy, Julia Child, the Peter sisters, Elizabeth Taylor, Evangeline Bruce and Lorraine Cooper have in common? Their images and inspiration are part of the “Ladies of Georgetown” […]

One month after the Black Georgetown Foundation’s Aug. 4 town hall regarding construction and archaeological protection near the Mt. Zion–Female Union Band Society Cemeteries, written responses from participating agencies have […]

By Francis Rienzo Draft plans for the expanded RFK Stadium site have been finalized and Mayor Muriel Bowser has sent them to the District Council for approval. The proposed plan […]

Lombardi Women, a philanthropic community that supports breast cancer research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, has named Jessica Miller, a commercial real estate leader, entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor […]

After years of a major overflowing trash problem (and, consequentially, a rat problem) the Department of Public Works installed new trash bins at Volta Park. This was accomplished in partnership with the Friends of Volta Park.Unlike the previous open top trash bins, these new bins are fully enclosed and open with a pedal at the bottom. They are as rat-proof as a trash bin can be. Although it shoul

By Ryan Allen and Catherine Meale Sir Trevor Nunn’s production of Oliver Cotton’s historical drama “The Score” brings a luxuriant, baroque touch to a propulsive play that pits genius against […]

Ready for unforgettable nights out in Washington, D.C.? National Geographic Live brings awe-inspiring scientists, photographers and Explorers to the stage at the Museum of Exploration! Experience thrilling real-world stories, epic […]

This weekend, the National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrates its 10th anniversary, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra hold season-opening galas — both at […]

ANC 2E- September 28, 2026 AgendaDownloadThe ANC will be meeting for our October session next Monday night. The draft agenda is above. Some topics we’ll discuss include: dockless scooters, the proposed pot shop I mentioned yesterday, and AirBnb rule enforcement. So it should be a lively discussion! See you there.

Last June I reported that there was a new permit application for a retail cannabis shop at 1658 33rd St. This confused me because there is another licensed cannabis shop at 1641 Wisconsin Ave. Cannabis retail shops are not allowed to open within 400 feet of another licensed cannabis shop. And by a quick look at Google Maps, it’s pretty clear the buildings are well under 400 feet apart:I complained

The Republic of France awarded the Legion of Honor to Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., former publisher of the Washington Post and of Politico, and now, chairman of the the Ronald […]

Thousands met in front of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Sept. 18 to shout, “Hands off!” History was made as the Hands […]

By Francis Rienzo A main connection point between Rock Creek Parkway and Massachusetts Avenue NW, Waterside Drive was supposed to close today, Monday, Sept. 21. That closure has now been […]

The Citizens Association of Georgetown held its 1751 party on Sept. 17 at the historic City Tavern and filled it like never before — hitting a record for a CAG […]

Food: it’s theater, and it’s transcendental. Chef Patrick O’Connell’s debut memoir, “Main, Middle & Gay,” gives O’Connell the platform to speak truth to his lived experience as a break-the-mold, all-the-world’s-a-stage […]

Native Washingtonian and American University alumna Wilma Estrin Bernstein, wife of Stuart A. Bernstein, chairman emeritus of the Bernstein Companies, died on Sept. 18, aged 87. The service will be […]

Bill Thomas (The Blue Room to Bourbon to Jack Rose Dining Saloon) and business partner John Roberts are slated to open Carla at 2001 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan, […]

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I’m swinging down to the waterfront. The photo, from the DC Historical Society archives, shows “a group of fishermen” at a boathouse on the water, across from Analostan Island (the old name for Roosevelt Island). The photo is dated to 1921.There’s not much more I can add, really. The scene is fairly ramshackle, which is what the waterfront was like for most o

By Leland Schwartz Rob Marino has been running the free clinic in Warrenton, Virginia, for going on three decades. What’s got him up these nights are the upcoming changes in […]