Fonda: ‘Initiative 77 Cuts Sexual Abuse in Half’

July 25, 2018

“Initiative 77 cuts sexual abuse in half and allows women and other restaurant workers to be less vulnerable,” said Academy Award-winning actress and longtime political activist Jane Fonda on the steps […]

Christian Broder Dies of Gun Wound


Christian Broder, 34, a former general manager of Millie’s Restaurant in Spring Valley and, before that, the George Town Club, died on July 20, two weeks after he was shot […]

Burleith Split on Historic Designation


It’s been a hot topic since 2016. Should the Northwest D.C. neighborhood of Burleith —bordered by Reservoir Road, 35th Street, Whitehaven Parkway and 39th Street — be designated a historic […]

ANC’s Monica Roaché Won’t Seek Reelection

July 12, 2018

An educator, Roaché, whose district runs from P Street at Rock Creek to Whitehaven Parkway, was recently elected as at-large committeewoman on the D.C. Democratic State Commission.

ANC Gets Hot About Bike Lanes

July 11, 2018

At the July 2 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission, after the public safety and several items on the Community Comment docket, things got hot when ANC Chair Joe […]

Bike Lanes Getting Mixed Reviews


The K Street/Water Street riverfront drive past the movie theater and the ice cream store, all the way to Malmaison restaurant, definitely is different now. The 45-degree parking spots between […]

Big Hole, Big Crane at Hyde-Addison


It’s a big hole now — the construction site of Georgetown’s only public primary school, Hyde-Addison Elementary. In the hole is a large truck and a tower crane. This is […]

Wingo’s Fire Shuts Down Wisconsin & O


A dramatic response to a fire that began at Wingo’s, the tiny eatery at 3207 O St. NW, jumping to English Rose Garden, the neighboring flower shop, blocked streets around […]

Body Found in Potomac, July 4

July 5, 2018

The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, between the Key Bridge Boathouse and the Three Sisters islands, upstream from Key Bridge along the Georgetown waterfront.

Big Hole, Big Crane at Hyde-Addison

July 2, 2018

The east and north footings, which will support the foundation of the expanded elementary school, are due to be completed any day now, along with the final removal of rock from the excavated site.