Arts & Society
Social Scene: Your Guide to the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
Arts & Society
Weekend Roundup, April 25 through April 28
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Downtown Stunner: La Grande Boucherie
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On Broadway, Georgetown: What’s New and What’s Hot
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Onstage, Georgetown: Getting Hot for Plays, Musicals
Crime: D.C.’s ‘Real-Time Crime Center’, CAG’s Public Safety Efforts, Local Reports
December 11, 2023
•Yes, crime is up. But, so are public safety efforts. From the Office of the Mayor, to Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s headquarters, to the Citizens Association of Georgetown, […]
Crime: Chief Smith Calls for More Cops; MPD’s Carjacking Safety Tips; Local Reports
December 4, 2023
•As crime in the nation’s capital spirals, the District’s new Chief of Police, Pamela A. Smith made the case on Nov. 29 for crime-fighting progress in her testimony before the […]
ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection
November 6, 2023
•She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]
Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout
October 30, 2023
•As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]
Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports
October 16, 2023
•“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]
Crime: Acting MPD Chief Smith Testifies; Local Shop Windows Smashed
October 2, 2023
•MPD Acting Police Chief Smith Testifies Before D.C. Council Another early morning in Northwest D.C. – one of the District’s safest neighborhoods – and Alert DC has already warned of […]
Crime: Pinto Launches ‘Secure DC Plan’; Georgetown Incidents Reported to ANC
September 18, 2023
•D.C. Council Member Brooke Pinto (Ward 2) Launches ‘Secure DC’ Plan Fear of crime has been a major factor in Georgetown politics this summer. “I am getting a lot of […]
Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries
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Where do you stand on Georgetown streateries? A petition calling for “common-sense re-adjustments” to Georgetown’s streateries programs, launched by the Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces (GCPS) and signed by former […]
Crime: City and Its Council Need to Get Real
August 16, 2023
•On Aug. 7, Ward 8 Council member Trayon White made headlines as he suggested the use of the D.C. National Guard to combat the city’s unrelenting lawlessness and violence. “The […]
News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
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Microbursts Hit Washington A series of microbursts hit D.C. late last month, causing extensive damage around the city. A microburst occurs when a thunderstorm’s updraft collapses, sending air rushing down […]