In his weekly newsletter, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans announced passage of a bill that would increase incentives for entertainment uses in downtown. It could really use some—while Gallery Place is busy and active at night, most of downtown is dead.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.