Palisades Parade Celebrates Hometown D.C. (photos)

July 5, 2018

Though the day was 90-something degrees, many went on to enjoy lemonade, watermelon and hot dogs on Sherier Place, where the mayor cut the ribbon to open the new Palisades Recreation Center.

Body Found in Potomac, July 4


The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, between the Key Bridge Boathouse and the Three Sisters islands, upstream from Key Bridge along the Georgetown waterfront.

Big Hole, Big Crane at Hyde-Addison

July 2, 2018

The east and north footings, which will support the foundation of the expanded elementary school, are due to be completed any day now, along with the final removal of rock from the excavated site.  

ANC Monday: New Restaurants, K St. Bike Lanes

June 28, 2018

Several restaurant license applications are on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, along with a new sidewalk cafe for the King of Falafel.

One More Time With ‘Wonder Woman 1984’


Wisconsin Avenue and other Georgetown streets will again be closed for filming Sunday, July 1, and part of Monday, July 2. Read on for details about closures and parking restrictions, some already in effect.

2-Alarm Fire at Wingo’s Shuts Down Wisconsin & O

June 26, 2018

A dramatic response to a kitchen fire that began at Wingo’s eatery at 3207 O St. NW and jumped to the English Rose Garden florist next door blocked streets around […]

K St. Bikeway: ‘Pretty Great,’ If Confusing

June 25, 2018

The main problem so far is when cars (and a tourist bus or two) park in the bike lanes. Even police patrol cars can be seen sitting in a lane.

Tipped-Employee Initiative Passes. Now What?

June 21, 2018

Initiative 77, making it District law to guarantee every full-time employee a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2025, passed 55 percent to 45 percent.  An online petition is being circulated to “Continue the fight – bring 77 to City Council!”

Stunning New Cleveland Park Library Opens

June 18, 2018

The construction of the modernistic building at the corner of Malcolm Street and Connecticut Avenue had been observed by neighbors and Connecticut Avenue drivers and joggers for almost two years.

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Takes Over Georgetown, D.C.

June 14, 2018

With classic cars from the 1970s and 1980s parked along P Street and Wisconsin Avenue — as well as having a nearby reconstituted Commander Salamander — Georgetown was, like … totally ’80s.