May Day 50 Years Ago: The Largest Mass Arrest in U.S. History
WEBMay 3, 2021 · It wasn’t last year, but in 1971 across Washington, D.C., during the first days of May. President Richard Nixon’s expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia and Laos had galvanized a protest movement that began in the mid-1960s and led to the largest march on Washington and produced the largest mass arrest in U.S. history.
Georgetown Nightlife Remembered | The Georgetowner
WEBApr 16, 2018 · Tomorrow evening, April 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Georgetown Public Library at 3260 R St. NW, one of Georgetown’s coolest times will be recalled with “Last Call; The Bayou, Cellar Door and Georgetown Nightlife.”. The D.C. Public Library’s Special Collections Archivist Ray Barker will lead a panel discussion of the histories, stories ...
City Wildlife to the Rescue | The Georgetowner
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Photo by Alison Schafer. At a fancy condo building by the C&O Canal in Georgetown, everyone knows their job. Starting in early spring, the people living on the ground floor, who have enclosed courtyards, look for new mallard nests. When the ducklings hatch, everyone swings into action. If the …
Georgetown’s Potomac Boat Club: A Water St. Landmark and …
WEBSep 23, 2021 · However, for those who love the sport of rowing or are newly intrigued by it following this summer’s Tokyo Olympic games, the Potomac Boat Club at 3530 Water St. NW is a gem along the Potomac River in Georgetown and one of only two riverside rowing clubs in Washington, D.C., the other being Thompson Boat Center, just a …
New Life for Holy Rood Cemetery - The Georgetowner
WEBDec 21, 2020 · More. Holy Rood Cemetery, located on a hill above Georgetown, has new life. Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Georgetown University have recently completed the long-awaited restoration of this beautiful, sacred space. Holy Rood was established in 1832 as Holy Trinity’s parish cemetery. Its unusual name is taken from the Scottish “haly ruid ...
Grace under Quarantine: Christ Church’s Tim Cole Recovering at …
WEBMar 21, 2020 · A native of Scotland, Cole became rector of Christ Church, which is located at the corner of 31st and O Streets NW, in 2016. He has been an Episcopalian priest since the 1980s and served as a chaplain in the Royal Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was named an honorary chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II in 2014.
'Georgetown,' a Film About Murder. Or Is It? | The Georgetowner
WEBMay 20, 2021 · It happened in Georgetown. In August of 2011. A murder and investigation that verged on the “you can’t make this stuff up” category. Now a fictionalized movie about the bizarre case has been released this week in theaters (locally at Union Market) and on streaming TV, “Georgetown” stars three award-winnning actors: Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave and Annette Bening.
Our Black History ... in Georgetown | The Georgetowner
WEBFeb 20, 2019 · Roaché’s family was part of “Black Georgetown Remembered,” a 1989 video and book project by Georgetown University, authored by Kathleen Lesko, Valerie Babb and Carroll Gibbs. Crediting the university, Roaché calls the book “an encyclopedia of Georgetowners’ shared experience.”. University Confronts Slavery Ties.
Georgetown Transformers More than a Selfie | The Georgetowner
WEBOct 27, 2021 · Guarding the home of Georgetown University Professor Newton Howard at 3614 Prospect St. NW are statues of the iconic transformers, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. They have been serving as a popular selfie backdrop. Yet, according to Howard, a leading expert on artificial intelligence, they’re much more — …
Graham Mansion Dispute Nearing End? | The Georgetowner
WEBMay 12, 2021 · The vacant mansion at 2920 R St. NW. Georgetowner photo. The drawn-out dispute between neighbors over renovations to one of Georgetown’s most treasured historic mansions, formerly owned by the late Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post, surfaced again at the May 3 meeting of the Georgetown …
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