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City Tavern Club to Close Aug. 31, Will Sell Historic Building
News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
August 16, 2023
•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 […]
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 […]