Crime: ‘Secure DC Omnibus’ Crime Package Clears D.C. Council; Georgetown Spa Robbery
• February 12, 2024

One vote down, one to go. With the mayor’s full endorsement, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s “Secure DC Omnibus” crime package passed unanimously Feb. 6, with amendments, in the […]

Black History Month Celebrated, Explored in Holy Trinity, Citizens Association Event 
• February 7, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, Holy Trinity Church at 3513 N St. NW and the Citizens Association of Georgetown presented “Black Georgetown: The Story of a Proud Community with […]

Crime: Omnibus Crime Bill Up for Vote; Carjacking Victim Mourned in Georgetown
• February 5, 2024

Georgetown’s primary legislative crime-fighter – Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council – is urging her constituents […]

Crime: Rash of Car Vandalism in Woodley Park; Georgetown Rabbi Attacked; DOJ Intervenes on D.C. Crime
• January 29, 2024

Friday in Woodley Park this past Jan. 27 was no easy stroll for residents who had parked in the neighborhood the night before and then woke up to TV news […]

Black History: Casting Back a Century in Washington, D.C.
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Today, February 1, we joyously celebrate the start of Black History Month for 2024.  Casting our eyes back a century to February 1, 1924, we see both how much daily […]

GALA Hispanic Director Harnesses Dramatic Talents to Help Recover Looted Funds
• January 25, 2024

In a dramatic law-and-order turn Monday Jan. 22, over $250,000 of looted funds from a phony wire transfer have been returned to GALA Hispanic Theatre (Grupo de Artistas LatinoAmericanos) at […]

Education: Some Hopeful News on D.C.’s ‘Reading Crisis’ 
• January 22, 2024

Although D.C. public school students are suffering through a well-documented “reading crisis,” some hopeful signs for progress appear to be emerging on the city’s horizon.  Representing Ward 2 on the […]

Word Up: Annoying Expressions
• January 18, 2024

On this National Thesaurus Day Jan. 18, it is perhaps altogether fitting and proper – as Lincoln would have it – to sound off on irritating phrases and expressions in […]

Crime: Massive Crime Bill Up for D.C. Council Vote; Local Reports
• January 16, 2024

Crime in the nation’s capital was a major focus of national headlines last year owing to the city’s spike in carjackings, vehicle thefts, armed robberies of members of Congress, its […]

Celebrate Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, Jan. 15-21
• January 11, 2024

Dine Out. Take Out. Eat Up.  So begins the special offerings and discount listings for this winter’s Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week – a celebration of area restaurants and the “diversity […]