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 […]

Debuts: District Doughnut, Alo Yoga; M St. Work, Sidewalk Pilot
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District Doughnut Reopens District Doughnut, formerly at 3327 Cady’s Alley NW, has  — at long last — reopened at 3333 M St. NW, once home to Sweetgreen, and long before […]

June ANC Meeting Was In-Person and a Bit Lonely…
• June 5, 2023

Ooops. Our bad! Guilty as charged! Yes, we have lauded the many years that the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners and agenda participants took the effort to hold their meetings live, […]

Mayor Launches Community Survey on Police Chief, Teletownhall Scheduled; Crime Updates
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Mayor Seeking Community Input Want to give input on the search for a permanent Chief of Police for Washington, D.C.? Following the June 3 retirement of the District’s chief-of-police for […]

Celebrating “Be-You-Tiful” Acceptance, Kids and Families March for Pride in Georgetown 
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A beautiful morning to “Be-You-Tiful.” On a gorgeous sunshiny June 3 morning, neighborhood kids and families, many adorned with celebratory rainbows and pride-themed colorful, sparkly attire, held a celebratory Pride […]

Rex Carnegie: Putting Together the Ideal Learning Experience on the C&O Canal
• June 1, 2023

Imagine the perfect learning experience. All the senses engaged in hands-on activities. A sense of awe and wonder nurtured in deep discussions with critical thinking skills sharpened. Deep social historical […]

Business Ins & Outs: Alo, Diptyque, Pasha Castle; Filomena at 40
• May 30, 2023

In: Alo Yoga to Open June 9 The popular yoga clothing and accessory company Alo has taken over the prime Georgetown retail space previously occupied by Banana Republic at the […]

Driver of Parkway Crash That Killed 3 Jailed
• May 25, 2023

The United States Park Police arrested the driver involved in the fatal March 15 crash on Rock Creek Parkway in Georgetown that killed three occupants in one of the involved […]

GOP Influencer: C. Boyden Gray (1943-2023) 
• May 22, 2023

Clayland Boyden “C. Boyden” Gray, former White House counsel to President George H.W. Bush, has passed away at the age of 80 at his home in Washington, D.C. His son-in-law […]

Hardy Middle School Principal Suddenly Transferred
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“I am writing this letter to share that Principal Johnson’s last day with Hardy Middle School was yesterday, May 18, 2023,” read the second paragraph of an otherwise perfunctory letter […]