Michelin Giveth, Taketh Away Stars
• October 3, 2019

Four D.C.-area restaurants joined the Michelin club: Gravitas, Maydan, Little Pearl and Sushi Nakazawa.

GU Parent Gets Jail Time for Admissions Fraud
• September 30, 2019

A man who paid $400,000 to get his child into Georgetown University as a tennis player worth recruiting — which the young man was not — was sentenced to four months in prison.

Spotted in Georgetown: Big, Bad … Mountain Lion?
• September 16, 2019

The cat was said to be too big for a domestic feline and its hair was too short. The Smithsonian National Zoo was contacted and said all of its animals were safe.

Montrose Park’s Memorial Sphere Vandalized
• August 12, 2019

The sphere was installed in 1956 by the Georgetown Garden Club as a memorial to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse, who lobbied Congress from 1904 to 1911 to buy the Montrose estate for a public park.

Will Local Businesses Be Hit Due to Ross’s Trump Fundraiser?
• August 8, 2019

Billionaire Stephen Ross is holding an upcoming fundraiser in South Hampton, N.Y., for President Donald Trump. The seemingly typical event has raised eyebrows — celebrities’ included — because of Ross’s […]

Sticx Eatery Coming to Wisconsin Ave.
• July 18, 2019

Expect to see such items as chicken meatballs, grilled and skewered veggies, tofu on a stick and shrimp teriyaki. Owner Aung Myint is also looking forward to bringing a dish called “hoi jor” to the menu.

Calm on 30th St.: Protesters Gone
• May 20, 2019

The arrest of the protesters made way for the embassy to be handed over to the administration of opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is now recognized by many governments as the country’s acting president.

Georgetown to Expel 2 Students Tied to Scandal
• May 16, 2019

The expulsion of the students, in connection with the admissions scandal involving the former tennis coach, comes during graduation week.

Downtowner DC May 1, 2019
• May 7, 2019

BIKING ADVOCATE KILLED BY STOLEN VAN Longtime D.C. bike advocate Dave Salovesh, 54, was hit and killed late last month by the driver of a stolen van in Northeast D.C.’s […]

Downtowner News April 17, 2019
• April 18, 2019

Recent items from around the District: restaurant and Target openings, 20 years for Kaz, a life science incubator at the Parks at Walter Reed and a sex-assault arrest.