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ANC 2E: Shootings, Carjackings, DOJ Response; Schools Improve; Sacco Departs
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Huge March for Israel on National Mall
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Mayor’s Crime Bill, ACT Now, Seeks to Curb Violence, Retail Theft, Drug-dealing
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Earth Day Interview: Richard Jackson, Head of the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment
ANC2E Commissioners Offer Goals for 2023
January 17, 2023
•Five new Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners joined the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale ANC2E, which elected Elizabeth Miller as Chair and Gwen Lohse as Vice Chair. The two new commissioners representing Georgetown University were elected as […]
Public Safety: MPD Reports Crime Down in Most Categories Over Last 2 Years
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When horrific crimes are reported in daily local news, residents tend to feel less safe, regardless of favorable overall crime trends. Hence the skepticism some in the District have regarding […]
Business Ins & Outs 2022: L’Avant-Garde, Hobo, Whole Foods; Berliner, Amazon Books, CB2
January 9, 2023
•Welcome: L’Avant-Garde, Yellow, Showfields, Hobo, Glossier, Bitty & Beau’s, Fountain Inn and others. Farewell: Berliner, Officina, Fluevog, Pie Sisters, Petite Soeur, Sara’s, CB2 and others. It was a busy year for Georgetown […]
Crime: Beware of Porch Piracy This Holiday Season
December 19, 2022
•With less than a week before Christmas and over 50 percent of Americans shopping for gifts online this year (according to Statista.com), the problem of “porch piracy” – or package […]
Celebrating Latino Culture at Fiesta DC (photos)
September 27, 2022
•The annual Latino Festival in D.C. — Fiesta DC (Sept. 24-25) — features a 2-day street festival on Pennsylvania Ave. and a “Parade of Nations” on Constitution Ave. with traditional […]
Women’s Soccer’s Washington Spirit Prevails in Thriller – Ending Long Skid (photos)
September 11, 2022
•In dramatic fashion, The Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer team prevailed over the top ranked San Diego Wave by a 4-3 score at Audi Field in Washington D.C. on September […]
Sept. ANC Update: Back-to-School, Art All Night, Rose Park, Starr Restaurant
September 6, 2022
•Holding its September 2022 virtual meeting on Aug. 29 before Labor Day ensured a low public turnout, but the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) still made momentous and potentially […]
Local Universities Prep for Potential Monkeypox Outbreaks
August 22, 2022
•As thousands of college students from all over the world move into Washington, D.C., college dorms and apartments this week, many are becoming aware of a new health threat: monkeypox. […]
Anime Enthusiasts Flock to D.C. for Otakon 2022 (photos)
August 18, 2022
•Otakon, the giant anime convention, again took over the entire Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from Friday, July 26, to Sunday, July 29-31. Staffed almost entirely by […]
Crime & Safety: Latest Reports, Aggravated Politics and Firearms
August 15, 2022
•Heightened Political Tensions and D.C. Homicide Stats Recent crime stats for the District show improvements in many categories, but not for homicides. So far, in 2022, the District has seen […]