Georgetown Main Street’s ‘Coffee & Community’ to Boost Business Vibrancy
“To build a stronger Georgetown community with our neighbors and among small businesses,” was a primary new year’s objective for Georgetown Main Street (GMS) at the turn of 2023. So, […]
Public Safety: MPD Reports Crime Down in Most Categories Over Last 2 Years
When horrific crimes are reported in daily local news, residents tend to feel less safe, regardless of favorable overall crime trends. Hence the skepticism some in the District have regarding […]
Our Exclusive Interview with ‘ChatGPT’ from OpenAI
For all you know, this article might have been generated by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm. As the world moves increasingly online for communications, commerce, research, remote work and informational […]
Exclusive Interview: Shirley Kwan-Hui, Head of New D.C. Agency Protecting Consumers and Licensing Businesses
There’s a new consumer-protection czar in town. And her skills and life experience are poised to help safeguard D.C. residents and visitors while ensuring safe and successful business practices in […]
Crime: MPD Chief Cites 2022 Crime-Fighting Gains While Denouncing Gun Violence
On the first day of 2023, MPD Chief Robert Contee released a “Message from the Chief” lauding his department’s crime-fighting efforts last year while acknowledging the District continues to be […]
Have You Visited the Peabody Room?
As the oldest neighborhood in the nation’s capital, with early 17th-century colonial origins, Georgetown has a deep, complex and ever-emerging history. So, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a Museum […]
Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative Hires Adnan Syed
On December 12, when Georgetown University’s new Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) hired the key murder suspect featured in the most widely streamed true-crime podcast in history, the university’s Jesuit […]
Crime: Beware of Porch Piracy This Holiday Season
With less than a week before Christmas and over 50 percent of Americans shopping for gifts online this year (according to Statista.com), the problem of “porch piracy” – or package […]
Holiday Gifts for Hubby
Is your husband hard to shop for? Are you tired of seeing his sad puppy eyes after he eagerly tears into your holiday gift wrapping only to find another ho-hum […]
Crime: Metro Shootings, Suspicious Vehicle on M Street
With more holiday shoppers riding Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail system in recent days, a spate of Metro shootings this past week has alarmed riders, residents, visitors, police and the broader public. […]