After All That, Council Passes $22-Billion Budget    
• August 4, 2025

After months of agony, weeks of heated discussions and two hot (literally and physically) days of considering last-minute amendments (some on issues believed to be long resolved), the Council of […]

Weaving Family Threads
• April 9, 2025

Weaving Family Threads Saturday and Sunday, April 5–6, 10 AM–5 PM Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to see the first-ever retrospective of Diné fiber artist DY […]

November 2024 Downtowner
• November 11, 2024

&pizza in Hot Water Over ‘Berry Knots’ When Marion Berry Knots appeared on the menu of &pizza, all heck broke loose. The marketing campaign for the knots, coated with powdered […]

N Street Village Gala Nets $2 Million
• March 14, 2024

With the support of sponsors and donors, N Street Village raised more than $2 million at its annual gala on March 7 at the Marriott Marquis. Long-time Board Chair Peter […]

Weekend Roundup: July 27-30
• July 27, 2023

We’re back for another weekend roundup with lots to do, including the Mubadala Citi Open, a play at Atlas Performing Arts Center, and a weekend celebrating kids at Franklin Park […]

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 […]

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 […]

District Funding Shortages Likely to Delay Free Metrobus Plans 
• May 8, 2023

Visions for a new transit plan in downtown D.C. share a common goal: easy flow of public and private vehicles, bicycles and scooters along with safe pedestrian experiences in crossing […]

Opaline Bar & Brasserie Refresh: C’est Excellent
• March 2, 2023

On Feb. 23, Area Director of Public Relations Diana Bulger and General Manager Karla Erales invited media colleagues to a special preview dinner at the refreshed Opaline Bar & Brasserie […]

Mayor Bowser Sworn in for Historic Third Term
• January 2, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser was sworn in for a historic third term as the Mayor of the District of Columbia at Washington Convention Center on Jan. 2. She is the first […]