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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 […]
2022 Endorsements: Bowser, Mendelson, Schwalb
June 15, 2022
•While the Ward 2 election ballot may be thin, The Georgetowner shall weigh in on the June 21 Democratic primary, with early voting and mail-in ballots already happening. Let’s deal […]
New C&O Canal Boat to Help Revitalize Georgetown
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Upon its April 28 christening to much fanfare – with Mayor Bowser presiding – Georgetown’s new C&O Canal Boat, the “Georgetown Heritage,” launched a new era of local historical and […]