Mayor’s Crime Bill, ACT Now, Seeks to Curb Violence, Retail Theft, Drug-dealing
• October 23, 2023

The unrelenting increase in crime in Washington, D.C. — particularly homicides, gun violence, carjacking and mass retail robberies —  has all the usually contentious District Council and Office of the Mayor clearly […]

Silver City: The Love of a Grandpa Facing Death to Save His Kids
• October 16, 2023

It’s a bit of an inside joke in Washington, D.C., when a controversial legislator or top government official suddenly resigns with the platitude, “I want to spend more time with […]

Q&A Cafe: Kitty Kelley, Neighbor and Author of ‘Unauthorized’ Books 
• October 12, 2023

“I do not relish living in a world where information is authorized, sanitized and homogenized. I read banned books. I applaud whistleblowers, and I reject any suppression by church or […]

ANC Meeting Got Lively Late in the Evening  
• October 10, 2023

Two unusual occurrences considerably livened up an expectedly normal-business monthly meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Oct. 2. They happened after 9 p.m. at that.    First, the […]

A Looming Government Shutdown [AI]
• October 5, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

Georgetown Block Captains Honored at Citizens’ Concert in the Park
• October 2, 2023

“Today, we saw both new and familiar faces. There is a new generation in Georgetown, and we loved seeing all the young families for the Sunday afternoon Concert in the […]

A Looming Government Shutdown
• September 28, 2023

A government shutdown is looking increasingly likely by 12:01 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, if Congress doesn’t agree on an operating budget for the entire federal government by that time. The […]

Ukraine’s First Lady Enthralls GU Audience
• September 25, 2023

The stunningly beautiful Gaston Hall at the center of Georgetown University’s main campus was full of excited students on Sept. 20. “It’s so amazing!” a student told The Georgetowner. “I’ve […]

Renovated Safeway Opens With Party, Cheerleaders         
• September 18, 2023

There is nothing like going to your regular grocery store that you’ve shopped at for decades and finding balloons, cameras, VIP speakers, performing members of the Washington Commanders cheerleading team, cake, […]

Students, Faculty Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions
• September 11, 2023

Choosing a freshman class at one of Washington, D.C.’s elite colleges just got a whole lot harder this summer.  In June, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional […]