ANC Tuesday: Bus Routes, Ginkgo Trees, Small Business Award

January 4, 2020

Proposed Metrobus route changes in Georgetown will be discussed at tomorrow’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting, the first of 2020.

Top 2019 News in Georgetown: Evans, Jelleff, Bikes, Scooters

December 23, 2019

Here’s a review of several top topics: access to playing fields, the plans for the Jelleff Center’s reconstruction, the increase in e-bikes and scooters and the fate of Council member Jack Evans.

DC Chamber Honors Baseball Visionaries

December 12, 2019

Former Mayor Anthony Williams and others discussed the economic resurgence of D.C. after years of bad publicity and investors “running away” from their sales pitches for the city.

Council Recommends Expulsion of Jack Evans

December 4, 2019

The Council of the District of Columbia met Dec. 3 and recommended the expulsion of its Ward 2 member Jack Evans because of ethics violations. All 12 members voted to […]

At Thankgiving, All Is Quiet on the Evans Front

November 25, 2019

Another Council meeting with Evans is scheduled for December. Meantime, a majority of the Council has proposed that Evans resign, but the Council has not so far moved or indicated that it might oust him.

The Workings of Government in Our Own Backyard

November 21, 2019

We are experiencing one of those times when there’s an exposure of some of the more dramatic and historical workings of the process.

Seeking Ways to Save Georgetown Retail

November 18, 2019

The Georgetown Business Improvement District will be collating and analyzing notes and ideas garnered at the Nov. 14 town forum to update its Retail Action Plan.

Calls Mount for Evans to Resign

November 7, 2019

Ordered up by the Council, the O’Melveny & Myers report is said to include allegations that Evans was paid thousands of dollars by private clients for services that constituted conflicts of interest.

120 Witnesses Testify Passionately About Jelleff Field

October 23, 2019

Among the speakers at the Oct. 21 roundtable, convened by the District Council Committee on Recreation and Youth Affairs, were students from Hardy Middle School and Maret School.

Funding Announced for Ellington Field, Rebuilt Jelleff Center

October 15, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser has budgeted $25 million to tear down and rebuild the 50-year-old Jelleff Recreation Center, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans told attendees at an Oct. 7 community meeting.