ANC 2E February Report  
• February 7, 2022

Update on Ward 2 Recreational Parks    In the ANC’s February virtual public meeting, Department of Public Recreation’s (DPR) Chief of External Affairs, Tommie Jones, provided an update on Ward 2 […]

Crime Report: Two Sexual Assaults, Spike in Armed Thefts
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Last week, The Georgetowner reported on a Jan. 31 fatal shooting, linked here at 33rd and M Streets NW. Find additional details on the incident in a Metropolitan Police Department […]

D.C. Approves $309 Million to Replace 75,000 Streetlight Bulbs
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The D.C. Council last week green-lighted $309 million dollars to be spent over the next two years on light bulbs. Not just any light bulbs, of course, but LED light bulbs, as […]

Whole Foods Just About Open: ‘Just Walk Out’ in Glover Park
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This article has been updated.   After being closed for almost five years, the popular Whole Foods grocery store at 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park is open — to […]

Julia Child Home on Georgetown House Tour
• February 3, 2022

The new owners of Julia Child’s famed Georgetown residence at 2706 Olive St. NW have agreed to be part of the 2022 Georgetown House Tour, which takes place Saturday, April […]

Fund Set Up for Tarek Boothe, Killed Jan. 31 on M St.
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The young man fatally shot the evening of Jan. 31 near the corner of 33rd and M Streets NW has been identified as Tarek Boothe, who was from Alexandria and […]

Fatal Shooting at 33rd & M St. 
• February 1, 2022

A man was fatally shot in the 3200 block of M Street NW around 6:15 p.m., Jan. 31, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.   MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III […]

Covid in D.C.: Uncertainty, Tighter Regulations, Defiance, Fear, Shrugs
• January 31, 2022

The course of the Covid-19 pandemic and reactions to it during the last week of January 2022 in Washington, D.C., including Georgetown, reflects what the entire nation is experiencing: uncertainty, […]

Business Ins & Outs: Whole Foods Testing, Smoothie King, West End CYM
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Whole Foods Reopening … at Last As Whole Foods lovers wait for the Glover Park store to reopen, its long-closed grocery (March 2017) is currently test-running its Just Walk Out […]

Ukraine vs. Russia: Key Historical Dimensions 
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Signs of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine have dominated news headlines in recent days. The deployment of close to 100,000 Russian troops into neighboring Belarus and along Ukraine’s borders combined […]