The Usual ANC Suspects: DDOT, Jelleff, Traffic   

May 6, 2024

How much is going on in Georgetown this spring? So much that it took an entire two-hour-plus Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting on May 1 just to catch everyone up and […]

What Mayor’s Proposed Budget Means for Georgetown

April 8, 2024

“It was the hardest budget I’ve had to put together yet,” Mayor Bowser told the D.C. Council on April 3 as she presented to the 2025 District budget detailing $21 […]

ANC Update: Budget, NPS, Hamilton Court  


The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission met on April 1 at Georgetown Visitation Prep, as well as remotely. Here are some highlights from the monthly meeting.   End of the DC Circulator […]

ANC Zeroes In on Public Safety                

March 11, 2024

Public safety, criminal detention and sentencing (including of juveniles) and police reform were the focus of the monthly meeting of ANC 2E, the advisory neighborhood commission for Georgetown, Burleith and […]

Brooke Pinto to Tell Latest on Crime Bill at Monday’s ANC Meeting

February 29, 2024

An aggressive omnibus crime punishment bill, developed by Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, is facing its second vote of approval on Tuesday, March 5. At 7 p.m. on Monday, […]

Town Topics: Year in Review 2023

January 2, 2024

What a difference a year makes — even in Georgetown. The top Town Topics of 2023 are quite different from those of 2022 —  except for one. Crime in Washington […]

ANC Meeting: Prosecutions, Literacy, Leaf Collection  

December 6, 2023

Phew! The Georgetown, Burleith, Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) meeting on Dec. 4 was so packed with community announcements that its two featured reports about crime and D.C. student achievement […]

Editorial: Freedom of Speech  

November 8, 2023

Thousands have been killed and hundreds kidnapped and taken hostage in the declared war between Israel and Palestine/Hamas since Oct. 7. Outrage has been expressed at numerous demonstrations in our […]