DowntownerDC
• December 8, 2025

Not MAGA: Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle   After Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Juno” was used in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement video, Carpenter tweeted: “Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.” Likewise, Franklin the […]

November DowntownerDC
• November 10, 2025

National Guard May Stick Around Until 2026 ABC News has obtained a court filing and emails from National Guard leaders that say the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. […]

DowntownerDC
• October 6, 2025

Those Against Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) Re-election Bid Get Louder Political strategist Donna Brazile and D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) are getting more vocal about requesting Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton […]

Downtowner D.C.
• June 10, 2025

Poker, Blackjack, Bingo Licenses in D.C.’s Future? In her budget for fiscal 2026, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed allowing commercial poker, blackjack and bingo in District hotels and restaurants […]

March Downtowner
• March 11, 2025

 Unemployment Applications Hit 3-Month High  As of Feb. 22, applications for unemployment benefits have risen to nearly 250,000, a three-month high. The four-week average climbed by 8,500. Some analysts expect […]

January 2025 Downtowner News
• January 13, 2025

Right-Turn-on-Red Ban in Effect  A District-wide ban on right turns at red traffic signals took effect at the start of the year. But it may not be enforced at every […]

December Downtowner
• December 9, 2024

D.C. Businesses May Have to Take Cash Again Unless the District Council acts, D.C. businesses will soon be required to accept cash. Three years ago, the District first required businesses […]

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 […]

September 2024 Downtowner
• September 16, 2024

$42 Million in Residents’ Medical Debt Canceled Late last month, thousands of District residents (62,000 to be exact) got an exciting surprise: their medical debt had been canceled. A partnership between […]

July 2024 Downtowner
• July 17, 2024

D.C. Carjackings Fall After Multiyear Surge  U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew Graves announced at a press conference last week that carjackings in the District were down 78 percent in June […]