Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries
• September 18, 2023

Where do you stand on Georgetown streateries?  A petition calling for “common-sense re-adjustments” to Georgetown’s streateries programs, launched by the Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces (GCPS) and signed by former […]

Business Ins & Outs: Ike Behar; Blank Street Coffee, Baker’s Daughter
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In: Blank Street Coffee On Prospect St. Blank Street Coffee at 3241 Prospect St. NW — next door to Van Leeuven Ice Cream — opened on Sept. 16. “With a limited, quality […]

Witcover on Politics: On the Question of Biden’s Decision to Seek Reelection
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As a long time admirer of the columns of David Ignatius in the Washington Post, I was surprised and dismayed to read that he had advocated that President Joe Biden […]

Martin’s Tavern Throws ‘Epic’ 90th Birthday Party (photos)
• September 14, 2023

It was a 90th birthday party but seemed like a party for a 19-year-old. There was so much energy, joy and good vibrations — with a couple of hundred people […]

September 2023 Downtowner News Briefs
• September 13, 2023

Office of Management and Budget Gets Return-to-Work Letter   The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OBM) encouraging more in-person work at […]

Clergy Express Support for Homeless Nonprofit  
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We, the clergy leaders of Georgetown congregations, support Georgetown Ministry Center (GMC) because it is the single most important resource for our neighbors experiencing homelessness in this community. GMC is […]

Arts Education Is Key to Our Cultural Heritage 
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 Washington didn’t become the sizzling arts capital it is today without our local artists shaping and enriching our cultural landscape. And perhaps there’s no better way to preserve our arts […]

Washington, D.C.: Our Culture Capital
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 Perhaps no city in the world possesses such a unique cultural heritage as Washington, D.C. Home to iconic public monuments of world significance – Lincoln gazing across the Reflecting Pool […]

Moroccan Earthquake Relief: Where to Give
• September 11, 2023

Morocco is recovering from the effects of the most powerful earthquake in 123 years. At just past 11 p.m., Friday, Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake killed almost 2,500 people and […]

Martin’s Tavern: Cheers to 90 Years   
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When someone or something marks 90 years, you take notice. When this 90-year-old place is full of history and legends, you know there are stories to be told. When this […]