New D.C. Laws: Living Wage, Leaf Blower Ban, Plastic Utensils
• January 2, 2022

From the Office of the Mayor: D.C. residents are reminded of several new laws going into effect on January 1, 2022. Living Wage In accordance with the Fair Shot Minimum Wage […]

Omicron Surge Shutters 5 Smithsonian Museums
• December 30, 2021

As the Omicron variant has spread alarmingly throughout the District, the Smithsonian Institution – suffering a shortage of support staff to serve the public  –  has announced temporary closures of […]

Hark! What Craziness Crosses Our Transom? 
• December 27, 2021

A rich assortment of unsolicited potential content comes across a newspaper’s transom each day — much of it well-intentioned, but silly.   Of course, the news business couldn’t survive a day […]

Business Ins: Bakeshop, English Rose Garden, Yo Yoga
• December 20, 2021

Last week’s Business Ins & Outs focused on a big out: the closing of the Gap store on Wisconsin Avenue. This week, there’s more positive news of businesses that have […]

With Omicron, G.U. Cancels Events, Moves Finals Online
• December 16, 2021

On Monday Dec. 13, DC Health announced the first four confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the District of Columbia. One was reported to be at Georgetown University — “a community […]

Streateries Project Extended, Most Widened Sidewalks Not
• December 13, 2021

After waiting through nine hours of Zoom meetings, the nail-biting fate of expanded sidewalks in Georgetown for diners and pedestrians finally came up Thursday Dec. 9, the last item of […]

Georgetown Gap’s Closing Leaves Huge Gap 
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There will be a big vacant space on Georgetown’s main avenue, come the new year — and it comes as not quite a surprise. The Gap store at 1258 Wisconsin […]

Crime Report, Dec. 13: Three GU Incidents
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From the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), here are the latest crime and police reports in or near Georgetown.  Dec. 13 – MPD Releases Statistics on Violent Crime in the District: Thorough […]

Bob Dole (1923-2021): A Vet to Remember
• December 6, 2021

“Veteran who gave his most for his country.” Bob Dole said he wanted to be remembered that way. But for Bob Dole, giving “his most” included an almost impossible-to-remember-it-all list of […]

ANC 2E December Report: Greenheart Juice, BID Plan on Expanded Sidewalks
• December 1, 2021

Greenheart Juice Shop Denied BZA Support Due to Traffic Concerns Alicia Swanstrom, founder of Greenheart Juice Shop, spoke before the commission and requested support for a Board of Zoning Adjustment […]