1500 block of Wisconsin Ave.
February 8, 2010
Scenes From a Blizzard
You may be nursing a bad back from shoveling out your front stoop, but GM sincerely hopes you were able to get out and enjoy the scenery this weekend. It was truly something special.
GM was out with his camera at about 11:00 Saturday morning and caught these shots:
Most stores were closed, obviously, but a handful of bars and taverns were open. GM saw Cafe Bonaparte, Martin’s, J. Paul’s, and Clyde’s. Oh, and Georgetown Cupcake. With a line. Good on ‘em! Keep reading →
February 8, 2010
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, dug out yet?
- GU students don’t let a little massive blizzard keep them from their Hoyas.
- How about that? Circulator running, for free, today.
- Anti-social neighbor on O St.
February 5, 2010
Sidewalks of Shame – Charter Member
By the time this post appears, the first few snow flakes of a supposedly historic snowstorm should be falling on Georgetown. Just Wednesday GM issued a call for photos of egregious non-sidewalk shovelers. So far he’s only received one entry. Surely this snowstorm will provide additional competition.
But to see if he can’t shame a few more homeowners into doing their duty, GM is posting that one photo he received. It’s from the corner of Wisconsin and R St.
The photo highlights one of the common causes of icy sidewalks: corner lots. In this particular case, the owner might be forgiven into think that the BID would clear the Wisconsin Ave. sidewalk (clearly the BID doesn’t and given the steep grade, the owner really should be especially certain it’s cleared). But as a general rule, as a corner lot homeowner, you have the responsibility to clear the sidewalk on the whole length of your property, not just the side you exit from. Keep reading →
February 5, 2010
The Morning Metropolitan
Snowy Georgetown by Jim Malone.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Georgetown Visitation student teams with mentor for rewarding partnership.
- Georgetown’s getting another Circulator: Council approves new Circulator route to replace remaining Blue Bus route. The old route appears to be not affected by the change.
- Psst, the best places to sled around Georgetown are Montrose Park and Archibold Parkway (just South of Reservoir).
February 4, 2010
How Many Bars Do You Have?
Cell Phone Tower by Forklift.
Do you have a T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless cell phone? Congratulations, you’re cell phone service is about to get better. GM noticed on the No Action calender for last week’s ANC meeting that new antennas for those cell phone companies are going to be installed on buildings in Georgetown.
This won’t help out GM, who finally made the jump to iPhone last summer before realizing his block is an AT&T deadzone. But this got GM wondering, what sort of cell phone coverage do you get on your block?
February 4, 2010
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Dine with 1789 executive chef Daniel Giusti.
- The Hoya looks into how many off-campus students received 61D citations, which comes with an arrest record.
