D.C.’s Police Chief Pamela Smith Resigns
• December 15, 2025

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith entered the position during a nearly 30-year high in homicides in the District. With crime now down, Smith is leaving her job as police […]

News Bytes
• September 9, 2025

  ‘Beautiful Day’ for Some Biking    Yup, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Through Oct. 4, put your pedal to the metal on Light Lane — a public art installation that […]

Editorial: Washington, D.T.? 
• August 12, 2025

And you thought August would be mellow. A political earthquake hit Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard and federalizing the […]

September 2024 Downtowner
• September 16, 2024

$42 Million in Residents’ Medical Debt Canceled Late last month, thousands of District residents (62,000 to be exact) got an exciting surprise: their medical debt had been canceled. A partnership between […]

Georgetown’s Hyde-Addison Elementary School Evacuated for Bomb Threat 
• February 12, 2024

Children from kindergarten to fifth grade at Hyde-Addison Elementary School at 3219 O St. NW were evacuated for approximately two hours on Thursday afternoon Feb. 1 after the school received […]

Crime: Terror at Georgetown Synagogue; Organized Retail Theft, Flashmobs
• December 18, 2023

Despite the holidays being a time of “peace and joy,” the last few days in or near Georgetown have seen residents, holiday shoppers and visitors witnessing or responding to acts […]

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 Report: Carjackings, Dumpster Fires, and Poor Crime-Solving
• November 27, 2023

Once again, a phony fender-bender and carjacking in the neighborhood: this time on Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW. Also – perhaps symbolically – dumpster fires appeared to be set […]

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 […]

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 […]