Weekend Round Up, Sept. 1 – 4
• September 1, 2022

As we close out summer 2022, there are lots of things to do to keep you busy this three-day weekend. Enjoy the 18th Annual DC JazzFest, the National Book Festival, […]

Crime & Safety: Shooting on School’s First Day, Commanders’ Player Shot
• August 29, 2022

A Shooting on the First Day of School It was the first day of school for the pre-Ks, kindergarteners and elementary school students of Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School. […]

Downtowner News: EV Stations, Walkability, Safe Dating and School Vaccines
• August 15, 2022

Adams Morgan Street to Be Periodically Closed for Events   In an effort to help foot traffic, 18th Street between Columbia and Kalorama roads will be shut down on a few […]

Crime & Safety: MPD, D.C. Council Step Up Despite Violence, Fatalities
• August 1, 2022

In the summer heat of 2022, the nation’s capital continues to grapple with issues of traffic safety and gun violence, though the D.C. Council and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are […]

Monkeypox: 5 Things You Need to Know
• July 25, 2022

With Covid still lingering in the news and new variants appearing seemingly every other day, it’s hard to grasp yet another virus appearing in our vernacular. But this time, it’s […]

Exclusive Interview: Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD   
• July 13, 2022

What’s happening with crime in Georgetown? The Georgetowner interviewed Georgetown’s top cop, Duncan Bedlion, Commander of the Second District of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to find out whether progress […]

ANC Highlights, July 2022 
• July 11, 2022

Briefings from Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Mayor Bowser’s office, Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto’s office, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Georgetown Main Street highlighted this month’s Advisory Neighborhood […]

Crime: July 4 Parade Shooting in Chicago, K St. Homicide, D.C. Crime Rate Under Fire
• July 5, 2022

National Headlines from this Fourth of July weekend are dominated by news of Chicago’s Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and dozens injured, ages 8 to […]

With Roe v. Wade Overturned: D.C.’s Abortion Debates Heat Up
• June 27, 2022

Battle lines have formed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling overturning the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision guaranteeing Americans the constitutional right to abortion. At […]

Crime Report: ‘Moechella’ Shootings Mar Weekend Celebrations
• June 21, 2022

Promoting a celebratory weekend in the city, Mayor Bowser tweeted excitedly on Friday, June 17: “DC is Open.” And, “There’s Something in the Water,” she added, referring to the start […]