September 2023 Downtowner News Briefs
• September 13, 2023

Office of Management and Budget Gets Return-to-Work Letter   The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OBM) encouraging more in-person work at […]

June Downtowner News Briefs    
• June 14, 2023

 D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Cap Rent Increases   Despite high inflation numbers, the D.C. Council passed an emergency bill earlier this month to stabilize rental housing in the city […]

May 2023 Downtowner
• May 10, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser Against Proposal to Pause K Street Project    Late last month, Ward 6 Council Member Charles Allen called for pausing the K Street Transitway project to help pay […]

April 2023 Downtowner
• April 12, 2023

Whatever Floats Your Boat — The D.C. Boat Show is Back!   While there hasn’t been a boat show in the District in years (the last was at the convention center […]

Downtowner News Briefs: July 13, 2022
• July 13, 2022

D.C. Homes Worth at Least $1 Million — Where Do We Rank?   According to a LendingTree report, the D.C. metro area is number eight in the country for its share […]

Downtowner News Briefs, May 11
• May 16, 2022

Fox Breaks into National Zoo, Kills 25 Flamingos, One Duck  The National Zoo reported that a wild fox broke through a metal mesh enclosure overnight earlier this month, and proceeded […]

Downtowner News: Franklin Park, Foo Fighters, Gun Violence, Women’s March
• September 27, 2021

Franklin Park Reopens Franklin Park in Downtown D.C. has reopened with a children’s garden, renovated bathrooms and lots more. The park, a five acre space bound by I and K […]

Downtowner DC July 15, 2020
• July 15, 2020

NAACP TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS TO D.C. The NAACP, headquartered in Baltimore since 1986, will relocate to the Frank D. Reeves Center for Municipal Affairs at 14th and U Streets NW […]

Downtowner DC June 17, 2020
• June 17, 2020

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TEST POSITIVE The D.C. National Guard, mobilized to respond to the protests triggered by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, reported that some of […]

Downtowner DC April 8, 2020
• April 8, 2020

STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS IN EFFECT The new stay-at-home orders in D.C., Maryland and Virginia give police more ability to enforce social-distancing rules. Disobeying these rules could result in fines or jail […]