Crime: Organized Theft Groups, Grim Year-to-Date Stats, Local Reports
• July 31, 2023

Compounding local crime concerns, a new illicit phenomenon – Organized Theft Groups (OTGs) – have arrived in northwest D.C., terrifying shoppers and bystanders and forcing shops and stores to hire […]

Crime Report: Bowser Signs Emergency Public Safety Act; Pinto, Citizens Meetings
• July 24, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Emergency Public Safety Act into law on July 20. It aims to curb violent crime. The District Council passed the bill earlier this month. It […]

D.C. Sports: New Era for Washington Commanders, Women’s World Cup
• July 20, 2023

In a city not so typically sports-oriented, there’s lots of sports news right now. Of course, let’s remember it was not too long ago that we were cheering the 2019 World […]

News Analysis: House Budget Riders Could Impact D.C. Funding, Voting Laws
• July 17, 2023

For months D.C. officials have been roiled by proposals from the U.S. Congress to restrict and tighten up some of the District’s crime arrest and detention policies. President Biden actually […]

Crime: New D.C. Police Chief Selected; Local Crime Report
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Historical first this morning: Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the selection of the first African-American woman as permanent Chief for the Metropolitan Police Department. Pamela A. Smith – formerly MPD’s Chief […]

Business Ins & Outs: Garden Shop, Lugano, Z&V; Lush, Kintaro
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In: Georgetown Garden Shop on O The Georgetown Garden Shop just opened at Robert Bell’s spot at 3214 O St. NW. Caroline Ervin is selling garden decor, small tools and […]

Mission Possible: Tom Cruise Stuns Georgetown Audience
• July 13, 2023

We know that actor Tom Cruise likes to do his own stunts. Apparently, he also likes to do his own promotions and marketing as well. Call it the ultimate movie […]

D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Address City’s Violent Crime
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“It cannot wait,” Ward 2 Councilwoman Brooke Pinto said as she introduced and celebrated the almost unanimous passage (12-1) of three emergency public safety bills by the D.C. Council on […]

Downtowner News: WH Cocaine, French Bulldogs, Soccer, Frederick Douglass
• July 12, 2023

Hunting for the Source of Cocaine Found at White House   The White House was evacuated for a short time over the July 4 holiday weekend while President Joe Biden was at […]

Agouridis’s Plan for Golden Triangle
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This year celebrates 25 years of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, a 44-block area with nearly 6,000 businesses and around 200 restaurants with almost 34 million square feet of […]