Volta Park Baseball Diamond Gets Official Reconstruction Overview
• March 6, 2023

Volta Park neighbors, park users and youth baseball fans got an official nod on March 1 from D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation to their long-pursued dreams and initiatives to […]

Mapping Georgetown: Spy a Spy’s Home on the Georgetown House Tour
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One of the great features of the arrival of spring in Georgetown is the Georgetown House Tour, to be held this year on April 22. So many intriguing details about […]

ANC 2E Report: Crime, Traffic, Trolley Trestle 
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Issues ranging from crime to restoring an historic trestle bridge caught the attention and some official resolutions of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Feb. 27 in a […]

Happy 100th Birthday, Burleith!  
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Described as “a village in the city,” Burleith is located in Ward 2 of Northwest Washington, D.C., and is a quiet, almost purely residential community of about 535 households nestled […]

Crime: Bowser and Pinto Move to Stem D.C. Car Thefts and Gun Violence; Recent MPD Reports
• February 27, 2023

The District’s crime problems are once again in the national spotlight.  Representatives in the U.S. Congress, both Democratic and Republican, are considering using their federal powers to override the D.C. […]

Mt. Zion-Female Union Band Society Cemeteries Commemorated on 215th Anniversary
• February 21, 2023

At-large Council member Anita Bonds and others participated in a program hosted by Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Historic Memorial Park, Inc. on Feb. 20. The commemoration linked Washington D.C.’s […]

Business Ins & Outs: Casey & Co., Filomena, Fangyan; Truist
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In: Casey & Co., ‘More Than Just a Pretty Space’  Casey & Company, founded in 2014 by Georgetown resident and certified Chesapeake Bay landscape professional Casey Forbes, is ready for […]

Crime: New ‘Thefts By Flash Mob,’ Parka Stealing, Porch Piracy, Mayor’s Metro Safety Moves
• February 13, 2023

Flash Mob Robbery In our recent public safety report on youth crime trends in the District, we speculated that “dark web” social media tools could be fueling illicit activities by […]

90-Year-Old Martin’s Tavern Celebrates Its Employees
• February 9, 2023

The happy crowd around the center tables piled high with meats, shrimps, crudités and savories at Martin’s Tavern on Feb. 7 broke into loud cheers and applause when owner William  A. […]

Georgetown Historical Markers Teach Black History, Offer Tours 
• February 8, 2023

Thanks to work by Andrena Crockett and others, Georgetown’s Black history is being rediscovered and taught to anyone walking by and willing to read the signs on the street.  The […]