Downtowner News: March 2023
• March 20, 2023

New Head of 911 Call Center in D.C. Wants Complete Overhaul   Heather McGaffin, the new acting director of the Office of Unified Communications (the agency that operates D.C.’s 911 call […]

Investigation Forced Resignation of Deputy Mayor Falcicchio 
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Last Friday, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio suddenly resigned his two positions in D.C. government.  He was arguably the second most powerful person in D.C.’s executive branch, serving as Chief of […]

Remembering P. Wesley ‘Wes’ Foster (1933-2023) 
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P. Wesley “Wes” Foster, Jr., founder and chairman of the Long & Foster Companies, parent company of Long & Foster Real Estate, died March 17 at his home in Alexandria. […]

Crime: New Second District Commander; Data Analysis, Local Crime
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New Commander in Town There’s a new police commander in town. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced March 13 that Commander John Branch of MPD’s Seventh District – a nearly […]

Why I’m Running for President
• March 16, 2023

By Charles T. Pinck Since our political system is incapable of solving big problems, I am running for President of the United States to solve small ones and make life […]

New Leadership at Long & Foster
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Long & Foster announced major changes this week. They have a new CEO and president as well as a new president of Long & Foster Real Estate. Patrick Bain will […]

3 Dead in Rock Creek Parkway Crash
• March 15, 2023

This news report was updated, noon, Thursday, March 16. Three persons died at the scene after an overnight crash on Rock Creek Parkway — and two others are hospitalized. The […]

Please Donate: Mt. Zion Church Sacred Places $100,000 Grant Match Campaign Ends March 31
• March 14, 2023

We would like to share a message from Rev. Selena Johnson and the Sacred Places Team of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at 1334 29th St. NW in Georgetown. “God has blessed Mt. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Dig, Shouk, Villa Yara; Hitched, Streets Market, Apple
• March 13, 2023

Soon: Dig, Shouk, Villa Yara  Three new Georgetown restaurants are moving right along in construction and opening within days or weeks. Villa Yara (Lebanese) at 2815 M St. NW is […]

Tech Tip: Email Encryption Made Easy
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Email is crucial to the success of any business, but it also might contain sensitive information meant only for the eyes of your organization and its clients. Most modern email […]