Cherry Blossom Season Kicks Off; Peak Bloom Expected March 22-25
• March 2, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the National Park Service kicked off Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom season on March 1 by welcoming the Cherry Blossom Bus. The […]

At U.S. Mayors’ Conference, Top Issues: Public Safety, Homelessness, Migrants
• January 23, 2023

Bringing life back to downtowns, public safety, gun violence, mental health, homelessness, policing, affordable housing, partnering with NGOs, businesses and private parties to fix things and pickleball, “the latest sport […]

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. […]