Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’ 
• January 22, 2024

Although D.C. public school students are suffering through a well-documented “reading crisis,” some hopeful signs for progress appear to be emerging on the city’s horizon.  Representing Ward 2 on the […]

Crime: Massive Crime Bill Up for D.C. Council Vote; Local Reports
• January 16, 2024

Crime in the nation’s capital was a major focus of national headlines last year owing to the city’s spike in carjackings, vehicle thefts, armed robberies of members of Congress, its […]

First ANC Meeting of 2024 Confronts Crime and Bagels 
• January 10, 2024

The first 2024 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Jan. 8 dealt with last year’s continuing problems as well as looking to the year ahead.   Rising […]

Crime & Safety: City’s Homicide Rate Spikes; Glover Park’s Crime Surges; Local Reports
• January 2, 2024

For the New Year, could Washington’s new Police Chief Pamela A. Smith possibly not include reducing the city’s homicide levels as one of her chief resolutions for 2024? Front page […]

Crime: D.C.’s ‘Real-Time Crime Center’, CAG’s Public Safety Efforts, Local Reports
• December 11, 2023

Yes, crime is up. But, so are public safety efforts.  From the Office of the Mayor, to Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s headquarters, to the Citizens Association of Georgetown, […]

Crime: Saturday’s Mayhem; New Second District Commander; Mayor Takes Action
• November 20, 2023

Why must Georgetowners be alert at all times?  Two photos snapped by Georgetown resident and photographer for The Georgetowner, Bill Starrels, from this past Saturday evening help illustrate the rising […]

Weekend Roundup, Nov. 16 – 19
• November 16, 2023

We’re at the last weekend before Thanksgiving and the bustling holiday season. This week, check out a new exhibit at the National Museum of Asian Art, a community day at […]

Crime: Secret Service Shots Fired in Georgetown; Chief Smith Confirmed
• November 13, 2023

In a show of unity to address the city’s “crime crisis,” the D.C. Council voted unanimously Nov. 7 to confirm Mayor Bowser’s nomination of Acting Police Chief Angela A. Smith […]

Downtowner: Voting Data Hackers, Campus Threats, New Addiction Center
• November 6, 2023

Hackers May Have Gotten a Hold of D.C. Voter Information   District and federal agencies are investigating after a hacking group says they accessed 600,000 lines of U.S. voting data kept […]

ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection 
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She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]