Gas Leaks, Explosions ‘Not Unusual’
• September 26, 2018

The photos last Tuesday, Sept. 11, were chilling. Dozens of homes in the Boston suburbs suddenly exploded from unknown gas leaks caused by an aging pipe infrastructure. Some 40 homes […]

Repeal Likely for Initiative 77
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The long-anticipated D.C. Council meeting to consider a proposal to repeal Initiative 77 — the so-called Fair Wage Act for the District’s tipped employees, voted in by less than 10 […]

A Bench for Betsy
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The Betsy McGregor Cooley bench at Volta Park was unveiled Sept. 23, as friends, family and community leaders recalled their time with Cooley, the former executive director of the Citizens […]

Small Cell Plans Challenged
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It seems inevitable that small cell technology — variously pictured as big and small boxes with a tangle of wires emanating from them — is coming to utility poles in […]

No Answer to Airline Noise in Sight
• September 24, 2018

In a mind-numbing presentation on Sept. 20, Randy Waldeck of the CSDA Design Group concluded, yet again and with a shrug, that airplane noise is increasing and there’s not much that can be done about it. 

Glover Park Welcomes a Wingo’s
• September 20, 2018

The new Wingo’s is located at 2218 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Last June, a kitchen fire destroyed the flagship on O Street in Georgetown, scheduled to reopen later this year.

Local Catholics Grapple With Clergy Sex Scandals, Cover-Ups
• September 12, 2018

At Sunday Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on 36th Street in Georgetown, before the final blessing and departing hymn, upcoming parish events are announced. On Sept. 2, after the […]

Man Killed by Own Car in Glover Park
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A man died in the driveway of his home in Glover Park after being pinned by his own car against an outside wall, D.C. Fire and EMS reported. What is […]

Rats: It Takes a Village
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D.C. rats are back in the news. Last week, the Washington Post reported that in some D.C. neighborhoods (not Georgetown, but close), their numbers — or at least the number […]

Powered Scooters, Bikes Beating Out Pedals
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Electric-powered scooters and, increasingly, bikes — excuse us, we mean “pedal assist e-bikes” — may be an even more familiar sight in Georgetown after the recent extension and expansion of […]