Crime: Escapee Caught; Council Endorses Acting MPD Chief Smith; Police Burnout
• October 30, 2023

As crime in the nation’s capital continues to be a focus of nation-wide political attention, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have shifted to a tougher stance on […]

Ambassador Urban Ahlin Makes Cheerful Debut at House of Sweden
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The Embassy of Sweden hosted a welcoming reception on Oct. 24 for its new Ambassador to the United States, Urban Ahlin, who presented his credentials to President Biden in August […]

Coach Tasha Butts (1982-2023) 
• October 26, 2023

Georgetown University is mourning the loss of their women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Butts was just 41 years old.  The university hired former […]

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 […]

Volta Park Fall Fest: Beautiful Day of Community Fun, Food
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Georgetowners, their families, neighbors and friends came out for a beautiful Saturday of carnival games, bounce houses, face painting, popcorn and more at the Friends of Volta Park’s Fall Festival […]

Crime Report: Congress Targets ‘Soft on Crime’ D.C.; Local Reports
• October 16, 2023

“We’re grateful to have you here,” the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said in his opening statement…. before raking D.C. […]

Business Ins & Outs: B&B Italia, Sports & Social, Prince & Princess, Manse
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In: B&B Italia Opens Oct. 26 To be or not to be B&B … B&B Italia, the global contemporary design furniture group, will bring its iconic, timeless furniture to its […]

Swords into Plowshares: Where to Donate to Help Victims in Middle East and Afghanistan
• October 12, 2023

As MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace is wont to say: we live in truly extraordinary times. The United States is a democracy in danger. And yet… we are so lucky. Israelis, Palestinians, […]

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 […]

Postal Service Launches Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stamp Inspired by Bermingham Photo  
• October 5, 2023

When it comes to celebrating the “First Day of Issue” for a Forever Stamp dedicated to the legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (aka Notorious […]