Downtowner News Briefs, Aug. 7

August 7, 2023

Beyoncé Concert Delayed, Her Tour Funds Metro Post-Close  After a lightning delay caused Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour to start later than expected, 60,000 concertgoers spent hours in the concourse and ramp […]

Downtowner News, Nov. 7, 2022

November 7, 2022

Robert Horan, Teen DC Sniper Prosecutor, Dead at 90   Robert F. Horan, Jr. who served 40 years as top prosecutor in Fairfax County, died last month at home in Clifton, […]

Downtowner News: Metrorail, Tourism Numbers, Porch Piracy

September 12, 2022

D.C.-Based Pastry Chef on “Selena + Chef”   Washingtonians may notice that Paola Velez, a D.C.-based pastry chef and co-founder of “Bakers Against Racism” made an appearance on actor and singer […]

Guest Opinion: Metro’s Revolving Death Spiral

August 8, 2022

WMATA (Metro) once again finds itself on the precipice of yet another “death spiral.” This isn’t the first time the term was used to describe Metro. Former General Manager Richard […]

Downtowner News Briefs, Nov. 8

November 8, 2021

Uptown Theater Reopening   The popular moviegoing venue established in 1936, The Uptown Theater, has entered preliminary talks to reopen. When it closed in March last year, Cleveland Park (and citywide) residents were devastated. According to […]