Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports
• October 16, 2023

“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]

Crime: Gun Violence Raises City Homicide Tally to 20-Year High
• August 7, 2023

In addition to police sirens wailing around the city in the early days of August, national newspaper headlines again blared messages of out-of-control shootings and homicides in the nation’s capital.  […]

Georgetown Budget Proposals Might Not Fly
• March 8, 2023

A month or two can make a big difference in transitional times like these, and impact even supposedly long-negotiated, thought-out, professionally analyzed budget maneuverings — even in a monolithic one-party, […]

ANC 2E Notes, Nov. 1, 2022 
• November 7, 2022

Falling on the day after Halloween, this month’s ANC2e meeting had lower public attendance than usual (only 14 at the outset). “Not a huge crowd, but not a huge agenda […]

Embassy of Saudi Arabia’s New Street Address: ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’
• June 16, 2022

On June 15, at 1:14 p.m., members of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) alongside D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, Ward 2 Council member […]

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 […]

ANC 2E December Report: Greenheart Juice, BID Plan on Expanded Sidewalks
• December 1, 2021

Greenheart Juice Shop Denied BZA Support Due to Traffic Concerns Alicia Swanstrom, founder of Greenheart Juice Shop, spoke before the commission and requested support for a Board of Zoning Adjustment […]

Georgetown Lawyer Protests Protests
• August 6, 2020

Georgetown resident and lawyer Don Crockett sent a formal letter to the mayor decrying certain protests in Georgetown, as well as the May 31 looting that followed the downtown protests.

Council Overturns Ad Tax
• July 23, 2020

The tax, strongly opposed by The Georgetowner and other area news media, would have deeply hurt local newspapers and small businesses.

Council Approves Tax Increases, Cuts to Police
• July 13, 2020

Against the mayor’s urging to hold off, the Council voted to raise an extra $63 million by increasing some business and other taxes, including a three-percent tax on all advertising.