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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 […]
Crime: Saturday’s Mayhem; New Second District Commander; Mayor Takes Action
November 20, 2023
•Why must Georgetowners be alert at all times? Two photos snapped by Georgetown resident and photographer for The Georgetowner, Bill Starrels, from this past Saturday evening help illustrate the rising […]
Crime: Secret Service Shots Fired in Georgetown; Chief Smith Confirmed
November 13, 2023
•In a show of unity to address the city’s “crime crisis,” the D.C. Council voted unanimously Nov. 7 to confirm Mayor Bowser’s nomination of Acting Police Chief Angela A. Smith […]
Crime: Organized Theft Groups, Grim Year-to-Date Stats, Local Reports
July 31, 2023
•Compounding local crime concerns, a new illicit phenomenon – Organized Theft Groups (OTGs) – have arrived in northwest D.C., terrifying shoppers and bystanders and forcing shops and stores to hire […]
Editorial: Georgetown’s Spring Cleaning Should Be for Everyone
May 11, 2023
•As May flowers bloom, signs of spring cleaning abound in Georgetown. The Georgetown Business Improvement District is painting light poles, power-washing sidewalks, hanging flower baskets and calling for volunteers to […]
Alan Rubin (1936-2022), Founder of the Biograph Theater
November 14, 2022
•A geologist who made quite the mark on the local community died November 6 at his home in Delaplane, Virginia. Alan Rubin quickly rose to fame after opening the landmark […]
Protesters Block Wisconsin Ave. for Hours
September 17, 2020
•On Wednesday afternoon and early evening, the CVS at 2226 Wisconsin Ave. NW was closed while some 20 young people blocked the street in front of the store.