Initiative #77: Battle Erupts Over D.C. Tipped-Employee Wage
• May 16, 2018

A battle between restaurant and bar servers who want to keep earning tips on top of a minimum wage much lower than the one in effect for all other D.C. […]

Share Your Thoughts on Dockless Vehicles
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Washington, D.C., is starting to look like the capital not only of the country but of “dockless” mobile transportation. Suddenly, bikes and adult scooters of all colors and sizes, some […]

Hyde-Addison Construction Behind Schedule
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Almost a year has gone by since Georgetown’s only public elementary school, Hyde-Addison, located at 3246 P St. NW, was vacated to allow demolition for a two-year renovation and expansion […]

Battle Erupts Over D.C. Tipped-Employee Wage
• May 14, 2018

Initiative 77, which proposes to match the lower minimum wage for tipped employees (currently $3.33) to the minimum wage for all others (currently $12.50) by 2026, is on the June 19 primary ballot.

Garden Tour Offered Verdant Variety
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Two of the gardens on the May 12 tour hadn’t been shown since the tour was first organized in 1928 by Edmonia Whitehead as a community fundraiser for one of the first integrated schools in Washington, D.C.  

Christ Church Marks 200 Years
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Hundreds of parishioners gathered at the Georgetown landmark for a special service commemorating the laying of the church cornerstone on May 12, 1818.

Georgetown BID Presents 3 Gateway Designs Ready for Review
• May 2, 2018

Long-awaited “Georgetown Gateway” designs for three of the four major entrances into Georgetown — at K and 19th Streets, M and 28th Streets and the Georgetown side of Key Bridge — […]

On the Job: New Gardens Head at Dumbarton Oaks
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Jonathan Kavalier, the new director of gardens and grounds at Dumbarton Oaks, took up his post just as the gardens at the Harvard University-owned research library and museum in Georgetown […]

Initiative 77: Fate of Georgetown Restaurants Decided June 19
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A battle is brewing over this June’s ballot initiative to match the minimum wage for waiters, baristas and the like with that of non-tipped employees. Initiative 77 would give tipped employees […]

Nurses to Triage 911 Medical Calls
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By Peggy Sands and Robert Devaney For years, the 911 emergency number in Washington, D.C., which quickly dispatches paramedics to respond to medical crises (as well as police and fire […]