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


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 […]

June Downtowner News Briefs    

June 14, 2023

 D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Cap Rent Increases   Despite high inflation numbers, the D.C. Council passed an emergency bill earlier this month to stabilize rental housing in the city […]

Downtown Renewal: We Spoke with Gerren Price, CEO of DowntownDC BID 

June 12, 2023

Life’s been a whirlwind for Gerren Price the last few years. He joined the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) as director of public space operations in 2018. Two years later, […]

Mayor Bowser Launches Downtown Action Plan  

May 25, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined District officials and local partners to launch the Downtown Action Plan on May 24. “Our downtown is beautiful and walkable. It has dozens of monuments and […]

Emancipation Day Weekend Celebrates D.C. 

April 17, 2023

Today, Washingtonians observe a unique American holiday that’s part of their history but affects the rest of the country, too. D.C. Emancipation Day honors the day, April 16, when President […]

April 2023 Downtowner

April 12, 2023

Whatever Floats Your Boat — The D.C. Boat Show is Back!   While there hasn’t been a boat show in the District in years (the last was at the convention center […]

Downtowner News: March 2023

March 20, 2023

New Head of 911 Call Center in D.C. Wants Complete Overhaul   Heather McGaffin, the new acting director of the Office of Unified Communications (the agency that operates D.C.’s 911 call […]

Downtowner News, Nov. 7, 2022

November 7, 2022

Robert Horan, Teen DC Sniper Prosecutor, Dead at 90   Robert F. Horan, Jr. who served 40 years as top prosecutor in Fairfax County, died last month at home in Clifton, […]

Downtowner News: Metrorail, Tourism Numbers, Porch Piracy

September 12, 2022

D.C.-Based Pastry Chef on “Selena + Chef”   Washingtonians may notice that Paola Velez, a D.C.-based pastry chef and co-founder of “Bakers Against Racism” made an appearance on actor and singer […]