May 2024 Downtowner
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2024 Washington Women in Journalism Awardees Named
Raise a glass to the following women, the 2024 Washington Women in Journalism award winners: Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post for print journalism, Rachel Scott of ABC News for broadcast journalism, Kara Swisher for lifetime achievement and “Star to Watch” Meridith McGraw of Politico.
D.C. Police Reject GWU’s Request to Remove Protesters
Late last month, George Washington University asked D.C. police to clear out an on-campus encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Officers gathered around 3 a.m. to enter the encampment, but senior police leaders and the mayor’s office ordered them to stand down. City officials told GWU they wished to avoid the type of violent disputes currently playing out at several universities around the U.S.
The Goal: Half of Federal Workers Back in the Office
Government agencies are working toward the Biden’s administration goal of getting half of federal employees back into their offices. Agencies are now about 80-percent of the way to the administration’s target. That 80-percent mark comes roughly one year after the Office of Management and Budget notified agencies of the need to increase in-office presence.
AU to Offer ‘Swiftonomics’ Course This Fall
American University students can take a “Swiftonomics” class this fall. Photo by Kate Oczypok.
American University launched a student-designed course competition, and the winner was Megan Wysocki and Mackenzie Shultz’s “Swiftonomics” class. AU students will now be able to explore Swift’s “Eras Tour,” the highest-grossing tour in pop history. The course, which will be offered in the fall semester, will analyze the impact of the Eras Tour on tourism, job creation and the intersection of pop culture and business.
New Route for Capital Pride Parade
The Capital Pride Parade has changed its route.
The Capital Pride Parade has changed its route this year. Set for June 8, the parade will begin at 14th and T Streets NW. Instead of moving toward Dupont Circle, a longtime focal point for LGBTQ+ life in the D.C. region, the parade will move toward Freedom Plaza before ending at 919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Foxtrot Closes Here, There and Everywhere
The apparently popular high-end convenience store Foxtrot abruptly closed all of its locations on April 23. The chain, founded in 2014 in Chicago, had nearly three dozen locations across the country. Employees and customers of the D.C. stores, including one in Georgetown on Wisconsin Avenue, were shocked by the shutdowns. Read more on georgetowner.com about the sudden closures, which have resulted in lawsuits.
