Downtowner DC February 26, 2020
• February 26, 2020

PHASE 2 OF WHARF DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY The second phase of the Wharf development in Southwest D.C. is proceeding, adding new residences, retail and amenities to the waterfront neighborhood. Opened in […]

Downtowner DC February 12, 2020
• February 12, 2020

NATS SPRING TRAINING STARTS UP Now that the Super Bowl winner has been decided, it’s time to think about the return of the 2019 World Series Champs. The Washington Nationals […]

Downtowner
• January 29, 2020

SALON OPERATOR TO CUT BACK Ratner Companies, based in Vienna, Virginia, is set to close 10 percent of around 850 stores in the District and 16 states. The parent company […]

Downtowner DC January 15, 2019
• January 15, 2020

FRIEDMAN TO BID FOR TRUMP HOTEL Investor and developer Brian Friedman is planning to bid for the lease of the Trump International Hotel in the Old Post Office building near […]

Chamber to Honor ‘Hometown Heroes’ at Dec. 12 Event
• December 4, 2019

On Thursday, Dec. 12, the DC Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Board Meeting & Chairman’s Inaugural Breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention […]

Christmas in Middleburg
• November 20, 2019

If you’re looking for a holiday experience straight out of a Hallmark movie, Christmas in Middleburg is a truly magical treat. Over 10,000 visitors make their way to Middleburg, Virginia, […]

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.