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 […]

April Downtowner: Caps, Wizards; Office Space
• April 7, 2024

Capitals, Wizards Commit to Capital One Arena  It looks like the Capitals and the Wizards are staying put in Gallery Place after all. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to build […]

March 2024 Downtowner News
• March 13, 2024

Mayor’s RFK, Downtown Plans Advance   The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4984 last week, which would allow the D.C. government to begin to redevelop the RFK Stadium site. Mayor […]

Mayor Bowser Pushes for Downtown, RFK Stadium
• March 4, 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR4984 last week, which would allow the D.C. government to begin to redevelop the RFK Stadium area. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a prepared […]

December 2023 Downtowner News
• December 6, 2023

National Portrait Gallery Displays Portrait of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter   Following the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter November 19, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery has placed a […]