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D.C. Promised a Crackdown on Illegal Pot Shops. Have they Delivered?
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Oak Hill Cemetery Gate Crasher Apprehended
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Recapping the 11th Annual National Whistleblower Day on Capitol Hill
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Traffic Alert: ‘Dignitary Visit’ Effects Streets Near Watergate and Capitol
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Stabbing at Georgetown Safeway Leaves Man Dead, Another Injured
Citizens’ Fall Picnic Concert at Rose Park Fun, Balmy
September 19, 2022
•On an almost balmy Sunday evening, Sept. 18, more than 200 Georgetown residents, families and friends along with many pets, gathered on the now fully established green lawn around Rose […]
Paul Maysak Seeks ANC 2E Seat
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Longtime Georgetown resident Paul Maysak announced last week that he is running for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission seat for single-member district ANC 2E 03, being vacated by Georgetown ANC chair […]
Death of Queen Elizabeth II Brings Sadness, Inspiration to Washington
September 12, 2022
•The bouquets of flowers were beginning to pile up Saturday morning three layers deep around the image of the Union Jack – flag of the United Kingdom, laid out on […]
D.C. Sues Bitcoin Evangelist Michael Saylor for $25 Million in Unpaid Taxes
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D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Aug. 31 a tax fraud lawsuit “against Michael J. Saylor, a billionaire technology executive who has resided in the District of Columbia for […]
Downtowner News: Metrorail, Tourism Numbers, Porch Piracy
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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 […]
Women’s Soccer’s Washington Spirit Prevails in Thriller – Ending Long Skid (photos)
September 11, 2022
•In dramatic fashion, The Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer team prevailed over the top ranked San Diego Wave by a 4-3 score at Audi Field in Washington D.C. on September […]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
September 8, 2022
•With a simple message fastened to the Buckingham Palace gate stating that she died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the world was told that a sense of stability for […]
Architect Arthur Cotton Moore, 1935-2022
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A giant of Washington architecture has passed. Arthur Cotton Moore, who designed Georgetown’s Washington Harbour, bringing new life to the Potomac waterfront, and who led the stunning historic preservation and […]
Sept. ANC Update: Back-to-School, Art All Night, Rose Park, Starr Restaurant
September 6, 2022
•Holding its September 2022 virtual meeting on Aug. 29 before Labor Day ensured a low public turnout, but the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) still made momentous and potentially […]
National Book Festival Returns to an In-Person Experience (photos)
September 5, 2022
•“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries.” ― René Descartes Over the course of its 20-year history, the Library of […]