April Downtowner
• April 14, 2025

Pinto Proposes New Public Safety Plan District Council member Brooke Pinto has a plan to improve public safety. A key proposal: combine two seven-year-old violence interruption programs created by Mayor […]

ANC Report: Plans Fall Flat Due to Budget Uncertainty  
• April 7, 2025

 The “April” meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission, held on March 31, delivered two bits of good news.  The first was regarding public safety. There were no violent crimes […]

Georgetown Main Street Lights Book Hill Tree in Second Annual Tradition
• December 5, 2024

Georgetown Main Street kicked off the holiday season at its second annual Book Hill Tree Lighting Tuesday evening. Carols were led by GMS Executive Director Rachel Shank and Events and […]

November 2024 Downtowner
• November 11, 2024

&pizza in Hot Water Over ‘Berry Knots’ When Marion Berry Knots appeared on the menu of &pizza, all heck broke loose. The marketing campaign for the knots, coated with powdered […]

Catching Up With Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto  
• October 21, 2024

District Council member Brooke Pinto has been representing Georgetown and Ward 2 since June of 2020. A 2017 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, the 32-year-old Pinto is the youngest […]

Citizens’ Meeting: Elects New Board, Looks to the Future
• May 13, 2024

A full-agenda annual meeting of the Citizens Association of Georgetown was held at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on May 7. Duke Ellington Principal Sandi Logan greeted the crowd. […]

Celebrate Georgetown’s Women, Too
• March 13, 2024

As you know, March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the women who helped shape our country, like Susan B. Anthony, who played a huge role in […]

Editorial: Thank You, Council Member Brooke Pinto
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Sometimes, it takes a woman.    It is rare that a single person can be pointed to as the catalyst for great progress on an issue as perplexing and emotional as […]

Vote Yes to Secure DC Bill, Tell the Council, Show Up at Tomorrow’s Meeting
• March 4, 2024

Community groups across the city have urged their representatives to support the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024. On Tuesday, the Council of the District of Columbia will vote […]

Crime: ‘Secure DC Omnibus’ Crime Package Clears D.C. Council; Georgetown Spa Robbery
• February 12, 2024

One vote down, one to go. With the mayor’s full endorsement, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s “Secure DC Omnibus” crime package passed unanimously Feb. 6, with amendments, in the […]