Deal to Move Caps, Wizards Strikes Blow to Mayor’s Downtown Plans
• December 14, 2023

A dueling set of press conferences on either side of the Potomac yesterday – one from Potomac Yard, Alexandria, featuring Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) with Ted Leonsis, owner of […]

Crime: D.C.’s ‘Real-Time Crime Center’, CAG’s Public Safety Efforts, Local Reports
• December 11, 2023

Yes, crime is up. But, so are public safety efforts.  From the Office of the Mayor, to Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s headquarters, to the Citizens Association of Georgetown, […]

Santa Arrives in Style for Kids and Pets at Rose Park
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The Friends of Rose Park hosted its Winter Market on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10, spreading the season’s joy with food stalls — Apéro, Bread Furst, Alejandro’s Tacos — and complimentary […]

ANC Meeting: Prosecutions, Literacy, Leaf Collection  
• December 6, 2023

Phew! The Georgetown, Burleith, Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) meeting on Dec. 4 was so packed with community announcements that its two featured reports about crime and D.C. student achievement […]

News Bytes : CAG’s New Board, MedStar’s New Pavilion, and GU’s New Bulldog
• December 4, 2023

The Citizens Association of Georgetown Announces New Leadership   CAG has announced new board directors and an office manager. Tara Sakraida Parker will remain president and Brittany Sawyer will stay executive […]

Crime: Chief Smith Calls for More Cops; MPD’s Carjacking Safety Tips; Local Reports
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As crime in the nation’s capital spirals, the District’s new Chief of Police, Pamela A. Smith made the case on Nov. 29 for crime-fighting progress in her testimony before the […]

Business Ins & Outs: Dolce Vita, Brand Guild, the Fitzgerald
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In: Dolce Vita, Not Steve Madden, at Wisconsin & O Steve Madden — which used to be at 3109 M St. NW but closed five years ago — was supposed […]

Pro-Palestinian Protest March through Georgetown Nov. 24 Called for Black Friday Boycott
• November 27, 2023

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas War following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks and hostage-takings inside Israel —leaving more than 1,200 dead and 240 hostages taken — and the subsequent […]

Georgetown Main Street Brings Back Christmas Tree
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“Georgetown’s first community Christmas tree has arrived!” Rachel Shank, executive director of Georgetown Main Street, told The Georgetowner on Nov. 27. “Georgetown’s small business community has long dreamt of a […]

Crime Report: Carjackings, Dumpster Fires, and Poor Crime-Solving
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Once again, a phony fender-bender and carjacking in the neighborhood: this time on Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW. Also – perhaps symbolically – dumpster fires appeared to be set […]