Downtowner DC June 6, 2018
• June 6, 2018

Mayor Is Now Mommy D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced late last month that she had adopted a baby girl. Bowser began her adoption journey at the end of 2017 and […]

ENDORSEMENTS: Bowser, Mendelson et al.
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While it may be a primary election lacking any real drama or contention, The Georgetowner shall weigh on the Democratic primary to be held June 19. (Sorry, other parties, you […]

Downtowner DC May 2, 2018
• May 2, 2018

Yacht Club Coming to the Wharf The ultimate in luxury is coming to the Wharf this summer. Barton & Gray Mariners Club is a day-yachting club already in 20 harbors […]

Who’s Voting on June 19?
• April 18, 2018

We’ve got news for you. There’s a District of Columbia primary election coming up June 19, which is only two months away, approximately. While campaign observers have been talking about […]

Bowser Tackles State of the Schools
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“Education is part of D.C.’s great story,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser during an April 11 conversation with philanthropist David Rubenstein, a discussion she requested they undertake about the state of […]

Infrastructure: A Priority in Mayor’s Budget
• April 4, 2018

Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2019 budget and financial plan for the District. The mayor shared her priorities, aimed at giving “A Fair Shot” to residents across all eight […]

Town Topics March 21, 2018
• March 21, 2018

By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney As Council Chair, Mendelson Looks for Compromise During his years as an at-large member of the District Council, from 1999 to 2012, Phil Mendelson […]

Downtowner DC Feb. 21, 2018
• February 21, 2018

Ground Broken for New Frederick Douglass Bridge The groundbreaking for the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge over the Anacostia River — and the reconfiguration of connections to South Capitol Street, […]

Town Topics Feb. 21, 2018
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By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney Deputy Mayor for Education Resigns, Chancellor Follows Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles resigned Feb. 16. Four days later, at close of business on Tuesday, […]

Town Topics Jan. 24, 2018
• January 24, 2018

By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney Food Truck Scrimmage on T.J. St. It starts about 6 a.m. every morning on the corner of Thomas Jefferson and K Streets, across from […]