Community Grieves Desecration of Child’s Grave at Georgetown’s Oldest Black Cemetery

June 22, 2023

Just after Mt. Zion Cemetery-Female Union Band Society Cemetery held Juneteenth celebrations to commemorate the national holiday on Monday, June 19, for the liberation of the enslaved, terror struck on […]

Georgetown ANC Chair Elizabeth Miller Resigns Commission


This article has been updated. “It is with sadness that I write to tell you I will not be your ANC Commissioner after June 30,” Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and […]

Sexual Harassment Allegations Substantiated in Deputy Mayor Case

June 20, 2023

Two of eight allegations of sexual harassment brought by a former staff member against her boss, John Falcicchio — former Deputy Mayor and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Chief of Staff — […]

Crime: As Shootings Mar Holiday Weekend, Mayor Searches for New Police Chief 


Despite the Jubilation of the Father’s Day and Juneteenth weekend in the nation’s capital, gales of gun violence tore through the city as Mayor Bowser continues to search for a […]

Georgetown History Alive at Mt. Zion Cemetery on Juneteenth 

June 19, 2023

Mount Zion Cemetery-Female Union Band Society Cemetery, located at 27th Street NW and Mill Road NW, was very much alive on a most appropriate day, Juneteenth, June 19. Hundreds of […]

Business Ins & Outs: Boat House Apparel, Arcay Chocolates, Mugsy


In: Arcay Chocolates on O And you thought the chocolate fad was over. Arcay Chocolates will open next month in Georgetown at 3211 O St. NW, the former site of […]

Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid

June 15, 2023

Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced June 14 she will be running for re-election in 2024 to serve another four-year term representing Ward 2 on the D.C. Council where […]

Trump’s Most Recent Indictment: ‘Two-Tiered’ Justice Indeed


On the anniversary of D-Day, June 6, the nation’s 45th president and Commander-in-Chief Donald J. Trump was charged by federal prosecutors with 37 felonies, including 31 counts under the Espionage […]

Citizens Association Hosts Rat Patrol, Hears About GU’s Move-Out Program

June 12, 2023

By Christi Cline On May 18, the Citizens Association of Georgetown’s Public Health Committee hosted its second community meeting. The primary focus: the rats in Georgetown. A dedicated group of […]

Code Purple: Haze Postpones Baseball, Ballet, Trash Pickup

June 8, 2023

The smoke drifting south from wildfires in Canada caused postponements or closures across Washington, D.C., and beyond today. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued a health advisory: “Current air […]