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Weekend Roundup, April 25 through April 28
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Downtown Stunner: La Grande Boucherie
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 […]
Halloween Ghost Cruise on Canal Boat: Spirited Fun Before 2 Years of Drydock
November 2, 2023
•Halloween phantoms often mysteriously appear – then disappear – then return to spook again. In Georgetown’s stretch of the C&O Canal, the water upon which Georgetown’s new canal boat floats […]
Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout
October 30, 2023
•As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]
Downtowner News Briefs: Congressman Carjacked, Biden Dog Bites Again
October 10, 2023
•Congressman Carjacked in Navy Yard Neighborhood; High Rate of Juvenile Carjackings Reported Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked recently by three armed attackers in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police are […]
Crime: D.C. Summer Crime Spree Continues; Youth Curfew; Local Reports
September 2, 2023
•Guns, Yes, But Any Weapons Will Do … Mayor Muriel Bowser and Acting Police Chief Pamela A. Smith cite illegal gun-trafficking in the District as a major factor in the […]
Public Safety: Criminologists Puzzle Over D.C.’s Rising Homicide Rates; Local Reports
August 21, 2023
•Once again, rising homicide rates in the nation’s capital are drawing national attention. And criminologists are puzzling over why the District appears to be regressing relative to other major U.S. […]