GALA Hispanic Director Harnesses Dramatic Talents to Help Recover Looted Funds

January 25, 2024

In a dramatic law-and-order turn Monday Jan. 22, over $250,000 of looted funds from a phony wire transfer have been returned to GALA Hispanic Theatre (Grupo de Artistas LatinoAmericanos) at […]

Murder Suspect Escapes Police Custody at GWU Hospital, Still at-Large

September 7, 2023

“Wanted Escapee.” This alarming subject heading accompanied an AlertDC email via the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) yesterday Sept. 6 at 5:05 p.m. And the alert’s message helped local residents in […]

‘Dog Days of Summer’ Reading Suggestions

August 3, 2023

Though we’re now officially in the Dog Days of August and everyone’s gearing up for “Back to School,” there’s still plenty of time to delve into the delights of summer […]

Trump’s Most Recent Indictment: ‘Two-Tiered’ Justice Indeed

June 15, 2023

On the anniversary of D-Day, June 6, the nation’s 45th president and Commander-in-Chief Donald J. Trump was charged by federal prosecutors with 37 felonies, including 31 counts under the Espionage […]

Profs & Pints DC: Prosecuting the Former President

August 26, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Prosecuting the Former President,” a look at the criminal-law case against Donald Trump with constitutional law expert and ABC legal contributor Professor Kim Wehle of […]

Varsity Blues Mom, G.U. Tennis Coach Get Prison Time

September 27, 2021

Former Georgetown University head tennis coach Gordon Ernst, 54, and Elizabeth Kimmel, 57. a mother of a Georgetown University student athlete applicant, are going to prison after pleading guilty in […]

Tech Tip: You’ve Been Hacked! What’s the First Thing You Should Do?

March 8, 2021

The faster the pros can address the attack — and determine the extent of the data, applications and machines compromised — the better your chances of preventing bigger problems.

FBI Raids Home of Council Member Jack Evans

June 21, 2019

The raid occurred the day after it was revealed that Evans said he violated ethics rules in relation to his chairmanship of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board and was resigning from it.

Summer Reading: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

July 19, 2018

A taste of The Georgetowner’s 2018 Summer Reading List, coming in the July 25 issue of the print edition …

Downtowner DC Feb. 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

Ground Broken for New Frederick Douglass Bridge The groundbreaking for the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge over the Anacostia River — and the reconfiguration of connections to South Capitol Street, […]