Police Chief Robert Contee on Crime Prevention, Security, Police Reform
• May 24, 2021

“A safe community is important in all the work we do and if people do not feel safe in their community, then we still have important work to do,” said Robert […]

Pinto, McDuffie Call on Mayor to Ease COVID Restrictions
• May 10, 2021

District Council members Brooke Pinto and Kenyan McDuffie made an impassioned plea on behalf of their wards’ schoolchildren, families, workers and businesses.

Women’s History Month Event Features Lewis George, Henderson and Pinto
• March 25, 2021

The D.C. mayor’s office held a teleconference featuring the “newest female Council members”: Brooke Pinto (Ward 2), Christina Henderson (At-Large) and Janeese Lewis George (Ward 4).

Downtowner DC: Razor Wire, E-Mopeds, Schools, Metrorail, Crime
• March 1, 2021

Lime’s e-moped addition will make the company the first micro-mobility provider to offer three shared electric vehicle types on one platform.

Ward 2 Community Budget Meeting, Feb. 25
• February 22, 2021

District Council member Brooke Pinto is inviting the public to attend the virtual meeting this Thursday, Feb. 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Downtowner DC: Fireworks, Lloyd Austin, Nats Apparel, HQ2
• February 8, 2021

Here is a round up of the latest news items from around town, including the Council’s override of two mayoral vetoes and several non-COVID fatalities.

Exclusive Interview With Departing MPD Chief Peter Newsham
• December 3, 2020

The Georgetowner sat down with Newsham on a Zoom call to discuss D.C. policing in the era of COVID, Black Lives Matter, District Council conflicts and rising crime in Georgetown.

Downtowner DC: Holiday Market, Wilson High, Tidal Basin
• November 16, 2020

Choosing not to let COVID get in its way, the open-air market at 8th and F Streets NW, which opens on Friday, Nov. 20, will have new health and safety protocols in place.

Grabbing Ward 2 Voters’ Last-Minute Attention
• October 29, 2020

Early voting venues in D.C. opened on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with dozens of poll workers and monitors to supervise social distancing and remind voters they had to wear masks. 

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.