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Tech Tip: How to Ensure Your Business Is HIPAA-Compliant
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New D.C. Law to Change Pot Shop Rules
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Trees for Georgetown: Over 3,000 Planted, More to Come
DC Jazz Festival Celebrates ‘Generations’ of Jazz
August 28, 2023
•By Hailey Wharram The DC Jazz Festival is bringing its inaugural Generations Series to Arena Stage at the Kogod Cradle, at 1101 6th St. SW, Aug. 31. Musicians spanning four […]
Tech Tip: Passwordless Authentication May Help Secure Your Network
July 31, 2023
•By Computerware, Inc., While at the moment, passwords are an important part of your security stack, it’s important to acknowledge that the password was always a flawed conception and is […]
Tech Tip: How to Ensure Your Business Is HIPAA-Compliant
June 12, 2023
•By Computerware, Inc. In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in an attempt to streamline the healthcare system while also maintaining privacy of […]
New D.C. Law to Change Pot Shop Rules
May 15, 2023
•By Topher Mathews There’s a sea change on the horizon for how Washingtonians purchase marijuana, if they so choose. And that change is likely to be quite visible to all, […]
Trees for Georgetown: Over 3,000 Planted, More to Come
April 10, 2023
•By Betsy Emes, Chair, Trees for Georgetown Some good news from your Trees for Georgetown (TFG) team. Since 1989, with strong support from the Georgetown community, TFG has planted and […]
Tech Tip: Are App Store Apps Secure?
March 27, 2023
•From Computerware, Inc.: The smartphone app ecosystems today are extraordinarily vast. The Google Play store has over 3.5 million apps available, while the Apple App store has over 1.6 million […]
An Evening with Kitty Kelley: Register for The 2023 BIO Award Virtual Event, March 28
March 23, 2023
•Announcement From 2023 BIO Awards: Kitty Kelley is the preeminent unauthorized biographer of our time and is the winner of the 2023 BIO Award. The BIO Award is presented annually […]
Tech Tip: ‘Smartphones’ and ‘Innovation’ No Longer Synonymous
March 20, 2023
•From Computerware, Inc.: Smartphones are, in a word, ubiquitous. With 86.29 percent of the global population owning a smartphone in 2023 (according to Statista), one would think — pretty justifiably […]
Crime Report
November 8, 2016
•Hold-ups at TD Bank and Domino’s Pizza;
Smash & Grab at Michael Kors
— The TD Bank at 1611 Wisconsin Ave., NW, was robbed Jan 31 around 6:30 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI.
According to the FBI: “On Friday, at 6:36 p.m., an unknown male entered the TD Bank located, in Washington, D.C. The subject approached a teller, presented a note threatening that he had a gun and demanding money. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the subject fled the bank on foot, heading south on Wisconsin Avenue and then east on Q Street. … The subject was described as a black male, with a medium build and facial hair. He was described as wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with another black hooded sweatshirt underneath, a black winter hat and blue jeans.”
A reward of $5,000 for information on this crime is offered by the FBI, which adds: “The FBI/MPD Violent Crimes Task Force is investigating this bank robbery and requests that anyone with information call the FBI at 202-278-2000 or MPD’s tip line at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the police department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
— Also, a TD Bank on 7th Street, NW, was robbed Feb. 3.
— Domino’s Pizza at 3255 Prospect St., NW, was robbed after the Super Bowl, Feb. 3, with six men — all of whom were armed — demanded money from the register. No other information is available at this time.
— The glass door of the Michael Kors store at 3105 M St., NW, was smashed at 3:49 a.m., Feb. 11. The thief took purses and watches, according to MPD, which is reviewing video and continuing its investigation.