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ANC2E’s ‘Elevator Presentations’ Helps Keep to Agenda
May 8, 2023
•Faced with a huge agenda of important issues, news and announcements affecting Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale, presented by dozens of officials, advocates and explainers, along with the memory of the last meeting […]
Business Ins & Outs: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Boat House Apparel; Eagle Bank
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In: Van Leeuwen, as in … Ice Cream Van Leeuwen, the Brooklyn-born brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will open at noon, Thursday, May 11, at […]
Georgetown BID’s Spring Cleaning Projects, Canal Repairs
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As May flowers bloom, annual rites of spring often involve cleaning and decluttering the home, but for the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID), sprucing up Georgetown’s commercial district is a […]
Crime: MPD Launches ‘Hotspot Summer Plan’ for Georgetown
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While crime can spike in the summer months, MPD is implementing a plan this week to use data-driven techniques, community policing, and enhanced patrolling to combat public law-breaking at the […]
‘Wrongfully Detained’ Americans ‘Rotting in Foreign Prisons’ Recognized
May 4, 2023
•Actions to free “Wrongfully Detained” Americans “Rotting in Foreign Prisons” were honored and discussed Tuesday and Wednesday, May 2 and 3, by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Washington […]
Fit-For-a-King Coronation Celebrations Around Town
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Are you ready for a royally good time? Here are five ways to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. If you don’t want to miss a moment, set your […]
Luke Russert’s Odyssey: ‘Look for Me There’
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This is not a story about Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who went in search of his wandering father. But it is a personal story, an epic all his own, […]
Tech Tip: Adding a Web Shortcut to Your Desktop
May 1, 2023
•By Computerware, Inc., Keyboard shortcuts are great ways to make your workday just a little more efficient without much effort. Did you know you can make a keyboard shortcut on […]
20th Annual French Market Attracts Throngs, as Skies Cleared
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While Friday’s April rains dampened first-day turnout for Georgetown’s annual French Market on Wisconsin Avenue’s Book Hill, Saturday’s clear and warm weather brought joyous hordes of sidewalk shoppers, browsers and […]
Journalists’ Fun Fest Also Gets Serious
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The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner returned April 29 with its jokes about age, hush money, etc., but President Joe Biden stayed with the theme many of the attendant pre- […]