Tech Tip: Foldable Smartphones of 2022
• February 7, 2022

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a look at some flagship smartphones and devices that present a lot of value. To wrap up our annual smartphone series, we’re […]

ANC 2E February Report  
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Update on Ward 2 Recreational Parks    In the ANC’s February virtual public meeting, Department of Public Recreation’s (DPR) Chief of External Affairs, Tommie Jones, provided an update on Ward 2 […]

Crime Report: Two Sexual Assaults, Spike in Armed Thefts
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Last week, The Georgetowner reported on a Jan. 31 fatal shooting, linked here at 33rd and M Streets NW. Find additional details on the incident in a Metropolitan Police Department […]

D.C. Approves $309 Million to Replace 75,000 Streetlight Bulbs
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The D.C. Council last week green-lighted $309 million dollars to be spent over the next two years on light bulbs. Not just any light bulbs, of course, but LED light bulbs, as […]

Whole Foods Just About Open: ‘Just Walk Out’ in Glover Park
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This article has been updated.   After being closed for almost five years, the popular Whole Foods grocery store at 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Glover Park is open — to […]

Julia Child Home on Georgetown House Tour
• February 3, 2022

The new owners of Julia Child’s famed Georgetown residence at 2706 Olive St. NW have agreed to be part of the 2022 Georgetown House Tour, which takes place Saturday, April […]

Fund Set Up for Tarek Boothe, Killed Jan. 31 on M St.
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The young man fatally shot the evening of Jan. 31 near the corner of 33rd and M Streets NW has been identified as Tarek Boothe, who was from Alexandria and […]

Fatal Shooting at 33rd & M St. 
• February 1, 2022

A man was fatally shot in the 3200 block of M Street NW around 6:15 p.m., Jan. 31, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.   MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III […]

Covid in D.C.: Uncertainty, Tighter Regulations, Defiance, Fear, Shrugs
• January 31, 2022

The course of the Covid-19 pandemic and reactions to it during the last week of January 2022 in Washington, D.C., including Georgetown, reflects what the entire nation is experiencing: uncertainty, […]

Downtowner News Briefs, Jan. 31
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Offensive Graffiti at Union Station  A 34-year-old man was arrested in late January for defacing private and public property at Union Station and three other buildings in the city. The […]