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The (Georgetown) Dog Days of Summer
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Onstage, Georgetown: September
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JazzFest Underway; Meet the Artists at Arena Stage
Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup, August 29 through September 2
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City Tavern Club to Close Aug. 31, Will Sell Historic Building
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 […]
Crime: Omnibus Crime Bill Up for Vote; Carjacking Victim Mourned in Georgetown
February 5, 2024
•Georgetown’s primary legislative crime-fighter – Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council – is urging her constituents […]
Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’
January 22, 2024
•Although D.C. public school students are suffering through a well-documented “reading crisis,” some hopeful signs for progress appear to be emerging on the city’s horizon. Representing Ward 2 on the […]
Crime: Massive Crime Bill Up for D.C. Council Vote; Local Reports
January 16, 2024
•Crime in the nation’s capital was a major focus of national headlines last year owing to the city’s spike in carjackings, vehicle thefts, armed robberies of members of Congress, its […]
First ANC Meeting of 2024 Confronts Crime and Bagels
January 10, 2024
•The first 2024 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Jan. 8 dealt with last year’s continuing problems as well as looking to the year ahead. Rising […]
Town Topics: Year in Review 2023
January 2, 2024
•What a difference a year makes — even in Georgetown. The top Town Topics of 2023 are quite different from those of 2022 — except for one. Crime in Washington […]