Editorial: These Strikes Are Meant to Protect Human Creativity 
• October 11, 2023

Are you wondering where new seasons of your favorite TV shows are? Have you noticed reality TV has reigned supreme post-Labor Day?  In case you missed it, the Writers Guild […]

Editorial: Fairness in Local News  
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Ask yourself this question: how many journalists does Google hire? Earlier this year, a federal lawsuit was filed against Google. Newspapers which still give communities most local coverage, are having […]

October Downtowner News Briefs
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Congressman Carjacked in Navy Yard Neighborhood; High Rate of Juvenile Carjackings Reported  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked recently by three armed attackers in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police are […]

News Bytes: Levy Honored, Fraternity Controversy, New GU Center
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Georgetown Heritage Honors Richard Levy  Members and supporters of the non-profit Georgetown Heritage met in mid-September at the home of realtor Nancy Taylor Bubes and her husband Alan to celebrate […]

A Not So Covert Rose Park Affair
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Upside Martinis with heavy hors d’oeuvres greeted supporters at the annual Friends of Rose Park fundraiser on Oct. 5 at the historic Julia Child house on Olive Street. In keeping […]

Forever Stamped: Bermingham Photo Inspires RBG Stamp    
, • October 10, 2023

“I never dreamed it would end up as a stamp when I took her portrait,” said Philip Bermingham of his photo of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. […]

Editorial: Our Crisis of Governance 
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News from our nation’s capital indicates a storm at hand.  “If you want to know what it looks like when democracy is in trouble, this is what it looks like,” […]

Downtowner News Briefs: Congressman Carjacked, Biden Dog Bites Again
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Congressman Carjacked in Navy Yard Neighborhood; High Rate of Juvenile Carjackings Reported  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) was carjacked recently by three armed attackers in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Police are […]

ANC Meeting Got Lively Late in the Evening  
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Two unusual occurrences considerably livened up an expectedly normal-business monthly meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Oct. 2. They happened after 9 p.m. at that.    First, the […]

Georgetowners React to Streateries Petition 
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“Where do you stand on streateries?” we asked in our Sept. 28 online story “Georgetown Coalition for Public Spaces Petitions to Improve Streateries.”   In response, we heard from many residents […]