April Downtowner
• April 14, 2025

Pinto Proposes New Public Safety Plan District Council member Brooke Pinto has a plan to improve public safety. A key proposal: combine two seven-year-old violence interruption programs created by Mayor […]

Bring on the Cherry Blossoms!  
• March 11, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr   On Feb. 27, National Cherry Blossom Festival leaders, clad in pink, held a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria to announce peak bloom dates for D.C.’s beloved […]

March Downtowner
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 Unemployment Applications Hit 3-Month High  As of Feb. 22, applications for unemployment benefits have risen to nearly 250,000, a three-month high. The four-week average climbed by 8,500. Some analysts expect […]

February Downtowner
• February 24, 2025

Doors Close for ‘A Day Without Immigrants’  Many area businesses shut down on Monday, Feb. 3, to show their support for “A Day Without Immigrants,” a nationwide protest in response […]

January 2025 Downtowner News
• January 13, 2025

Right-Turn-on-Red Ban in Effect  A District-wide ban on right turns at red traffic signals took effect at the start of the year. But it may not be enforced at every […]

December Downtowner
• December 9, 2024

D.C. Businesses May Have to Take Cash Again Unless the District Council acts, D.C. businesses will soon be required to accept cash. Three years ago, the District first required businesses […]

November 2024 Downtowner
• November 11, 2024

&pizza in Hot Water Over ‘Berry Knots’ When Marion Berry Knots appeared on the menu of &pizza, all heck broke loose. The marketing campaign for the knots, coated with powdered […]

October 2024 Downtowner
• October 15, 2024

The Pandas are Coming! They’re baaack! If you’ve missed having pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo, you’re in luck. Three-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao were set to arrive […]

September 2024 Downtowner
• September 16, 2024

$42 Million in Residents’ Medical Debt Canceled Late last month, thousands of District residents (62,000 to be exact) got an exciting surprise: their medical debt had been canceled. A partnership between […]

July 2024 Downtowner
• July 17, 2024

D.C. Carjackings Fall After Multiyear Surge  U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew Graves announced at a press conference last week that carjackings in the District were down 78 percent in June […]