Crime: Gun Violence Raises City Homicide Tally to 20-Year High
• August 7, 2023

In addition to police sirens wailing around the city in the early days of August, national newspaper headlines again blared messages of out-of-control shootings and homicides in the nation’s capital.  […]

D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Address City’s Violent Crime
• July 13, 2023

“It cannot wait,” Ward 2 Councilwoman Brooke Pinto said as she introduced and celebrated the almost unanimous passage (12-1) of three emergency public safety bills by the D.C. Council on […]

Jelleff Community Friends Launch Survey on Rec Center Refurbishment
• June 26, 2023

Now’s your chance to weigh in on Jelleff Community Center’s extensive refurbishments project and what you’d like to see improved at the aging recreational and community facility managed by the […]

Crime: As Shootings Mar Holiday Weekend, Mayor Searches for New Police Chief 
• June 20, 2023

Despite the Jubilation of the Father’s Day and Juneteenth weekend in the nation’s capital, gales of gun violence tore through the city as Mayor Bowser continues to search for a […]

Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid
• June 15, 2023

Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced June 14 she will be running for re-election in 2024 to serve another four-year term representing Ward 2 on the D.C. Council where […]

The Latest Dish: Chef Ris Lacoste Honored
• June 8, 2023

Chef Ris Lacoste Wins Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award On June 5, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and industry peers, friends and family, celebrated Ris Lacoste of Ris, as […]

Editorial: Help! Bring Back Downtown.  
• May 15, 2023

In January, Mayor Muriel Bowser and then-Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio presented “DC’s Comeback Plan” to business and non-profit leaders amid much fanfare. It all sounded […]

Georgetown Canal Boat Surprise: Public Rides Return May 5
• April 10, 2023

After disappointing news last October that the newly-christened Georgetown canal boat  – “The Georgetown Heritage” – might not be hosting tours again until 2025 due to extensive National Park Service […]

Lots of Voices at Long ANC Meeting: New Top Cop, Streets Market, Safeway, Transformers
• April 6, 2023

Democracy and community and neighborhood meetings that give everyone a voice are the basis of our country’s government by-the-people. There was no better example of that than the April 3 […]

Editorial: Honoring The Women of Georgetown 
• March 8, 2023

Today, March 8, we honor International Women’s Day.   By presidential proclamation, the month of March is also designated every year as Women’s History Month. This time is set aside to […]