Hidden in Plain Sight: Visit Prospect House, Sept. 21
• September 14, 2016

If you are going to the Trees for Georgetown reception Sept. 21, you’ll be able to visit a richly …

Most Ticketed Block in D.C.? It’s Right Here
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C., is right here in Georgetown, according to an analysis by Park Van Ness. Thomas Jefferson Street NW amassed a …

Hospital Expansion Gets OGB’s O.K.
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With a few final tweaks to the design of its proposed surgical pavilion, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital received concept approval from the Old Georgetown Board, as well as support from […]

FAA Sets Workshops to Discuss Flight Path Changes
• September 12, 2016

The FAA has scheduled community workshops Sept. 13 to 15 to provide more information about its proposed changes to the aircraft departure procedures from Reagan National Airport in response to […]

Glover Park Gets D.C.’s 10th Kimpton Hotel
• September 7, 2016

The boutique property’s 25 “signature city view guest rooms” come with a telescope.

Hoyas Back at School; Welcome Class of 2020
• September 1, 2016

Georgetown University students are returning. If you lived on the west side of town, you’d know this already. Among the new additions to the campus this fall: a Hindu chaplain.

$100M Lawsuit Hits Peeping-Tom Rabbi and Institutions
• August 29, 2016

A class-action suit has been leveled against Rabbi Freundel, National Capital Mikvah, Kesher Israel, the Rabbinical Council of America and Beth Din of America.

Hoyas Back at School; Welcome Class of 2020
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Georgetown University students are returning. If you lived on the west side of town, you’d know this already. Among the new additions to the campus this fall: a Hindu chaplain.

Out: 1789, the Tombs, J. Paul’s . . . Temporarily (Whew!)
• July 31, 2016

Georgetown classics, 1789 Restaurant, the Tombs and F. Scott’s, will close for major summer renovations, starting this weekend. Another classic, J. Paul’s Saloon at 3218 M St. NW,, was damaged […]

D.C. Parking Meter Rates Set to Skyrocket
• July 7, 2016

D.C. parking meter rates are set to go up June 1, a lot. All will increase to $2.30 per hour. That’s a 30-percent increase in Premium Demand and Commercial Zones and it more than triples the cost of residential-area parking meters, currently $.75 per hour.

The District Department of Transportation stands to take an additional $2 million out of street-parkers’ pockets during the four months in fiscal year 2016 that the new rates will be in effect. The added funds are expected to help pay for the Metro system’s operations and deferred maintenance.

Noting the recent $5 increase in the cost of parking tickets in D.C., AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend said, “It is the latest case of motorists getting nickel and dimed for parking. … Now in two weeks, they will pay even more to park as parking meter rates jump more than 200 percent at some meters, and 15 percent at most.”

But there is some belief that the higher cost to park will increase street-parking turnover and relieve traffic congestion. According to DDOT: “The goal of good parking management is to regulate the parking assets (spaces) in a manner that ensures that a percentage of spaces are available at any given time for short term parking. This is vital for maximizing the potential flow of customers to the District’s retail and dining establishments. Additionally, controlling congestion and improving traffic circulation are becoming increasingly important.”