Comment Period for G.U.’s Campus Plan Extended
• July 11, 2016

Check Georgetown University’s plans for its main campus over the next 20 years — and make your opinions known by Friday.

2 Dead, 1 Injured After Car Goes into Potomac River
• July 10, 2016

A Saturday night drive along Rock Creek Parkway turned deadly as a car slid into the Potomac. One survivor swam to shore and told responders of the two left in the car.

DCPS Chancellor Henderson to Step Down
• July 8, 2016

Kaya Henderson, former top aide to her predecessor, Michelle Rhee, will leave at the end of September.

July 7 Meeting Set for Georgetown-Rosslyn Gondola
• July 7, 2016

Attend a public meeting, just across Key Bridge, about the fantastical Georgetown-Rosslyn aerial gondola, if it ever comes to be.

Georgetown BID Outlines Plans for K and Water Street Connections
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The Georgetown BID wants bikes, car and pedestrians to get along on the busy waterfront streets — and sees the potential of a streetcar, too.

Hamburger Eating Contest Set for July 1 at Tenleytown Z-Burger
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Like Nathan’s hot dog eating contest, the Z-Burger championship has its champion eaters. The contest begins Friday at noon at the Tenleytown Z-Burger — free burgers, too.

Police Seek Burger-Making Burglar (the Sixth Guy?)
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On Sunday, the Metropolitan Police Department issued a press release asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who burglarized a Five Guys location on Irving Street NW in Columbia Heights last month.

According to the famed burger chain’s security footage, released by the police department, a man entered the restaurant, got a drink from the soda fountain and cooked himself a couple burgers while talking on his phone. He then stole bottled water and made his exit.

The video shows a man in a fedora with a spatula, rummaging through cabinets and wandering around the kitchen while preparing his meal on the grill.

According to the release, the perpetrator originally entered Five Guys by following a delivery person inside. The incident, which took place between 3 and 5 a.m. on March 18, has been classified as second-degree burglary.

Anyone with information that could lead to the apprehension of the burger burglar is being asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or to text the tip line at 50411.

Obamas Moving to Kalorama
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The Obamas just can’t quit D.C. — that is, until Sasha finishes high school. The first family has chosen to stick around the area until their younger daughter Sasha finishes her schooling at Sidwell Friends.

The Independent Journal Review reported Wednesday that the Obamas have selected Kalorama as their new neighborhood. The choice wasn’t much of a surprise to Washingtonians. After all, though Michelle Obama is a regular at the West End Soul Cycle, the neighborhood is a little tight for former White House dwellers.

Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy tried to relocate back to Georgetown on N Street after President Kennedy was assassinated, but the number of people who came by out of curiosity proved to be too much; off to Manhattan she and her family went.

Downtown wouldn’t be suitable either, despite how much the president and first lady love downtown dining. It’s just too urban for a family that needs post-White House privacy.

Their chosen abode is an 8,000-square-foot home on Belmont Road, with nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Owned by Joe Lockhart, its current value is $6.35 million. The house has been without a full-time resident since January of this year, after Lockhart left for New York City to become the NFL’s executive vice president of communications.

Perks include parking for up to 10 cars and a spacious in-law suite, perfect for Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson.

G.U. Move-Out Program Picks Up for Residents, Too
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“Need to do some spring cleaning?” asks Georgetown University’s Office of Neighborhood Life, which runs the school’s annual Move Out Drive — free for students and for residents of Georgetown. Through May 31, the university will pick up bulk trash as well as items for donation to local charities.

All items must have either a pink tag for charity donations or an orange tag for bulk trash. All pickups must be scheduled in advance. Pick-up days are May 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 23, 24, 27 and 31.

Bulk trash consists of large items for disposal such as furniture and appliances. Charitable donation items may include beds, books, kitchen supplies, toiletries, clothes, couches, dressers and non-perishable foods. For more information, click here.

Click here to schedule a pickup. 

During the Move Out Drive last year, the Georgetown community donated more than $45,000 of goods — which prevented 32 tons of waste and filled 16 moving trucks.

The program, now in its 10th year, fits with Georgetown University’s mission, according to the university: “Applying the university’s social justice mission to this challenge, Georgetown partners with local charity KEYS for the Homeless to collect and donate these unwanted items, providing every-day basic household goods to meet real life needs of those living in poverty in the D.C. region.”

Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
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Fight’s over for the Champ, and he won.