Monthly Archives: February 2009
Hook Doubles Down On Restaurant Week
Restaurant week runs until Sunday the 22nd, but for Georgetown’s Hook, it’ll keep on going until March 1st. Times are tough in the restaurant business, and anything that remotely pumps up demand like Restaurant Week is going to be squeezed … Continue reading
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Update From Nathan’s
As discussed a little while back, Nathans is facing an uncertain future. Owner Carol Joynt has been struggling to work out an extension of her lease which ends March 31st. Today she sent out an update, check it out after … Continue reading
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Que Street to Really Suck Soon
Today the Georgetown Current reported on a community meeting last week on impending construction on Que St. between Dumbarton Bridge and 27th St. Anyone who remembers the “Georgetown Project” will surely not look forward to this.
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Seen Around Town
Seen around town: A birdhouse on 30th st. Anyone know who put up this birdhouse? Does it have any tenants?
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Ralph Lauren Specialty Store To Close
The Washington Business Journal reports that Ralph Lauren specialty store RRL (apparently pronounced “Double-R L”) will close this coming weekend. Apparently three different Ralph Lauren stores on Wisconsin is one too much. The vintage-ish store has been open since June … Continue reading
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From the LOC Archives
“Adams of Georgetown carry ball, Georgetown - G.W. game” 9/23/1923 Check out the full resolution print here. Cool details below:
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East Versus West
People new to Georgetown are often surprised to come across the insular terms East Village and West Village. They are terms used to distinguish those parts of Georgetown on either side of Wisconsin Ave. Beyond simple geography, these terms … Continue reading
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Celebrate Washington’s Birthday at Tudor Place
Tudor Place was built in 1805 by the granddaughter of Martha Washington (i.e. the step-granddaughter of our first president). To celebrate George Washington’s birthday today, Tudor Place is holding a celebration of our presidents: Celebrate our country’s Presidents at Tudor … Continue reading
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Cannon Seafood Admits to Illegal Fish Trafficking
As reported in the Post, on Thursday the owners of Georgetown’s Cannon Seafood on 31st St. pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits individuals or corporations from creating false records for fish, and from transporting, selling, or buying fish … Continue reading
Filed under Around Town, Crime
30 Series Buses Now Available on NextBus
As described here, the great NextBus system is available right now (even though it’s supposed to be in a testing phase). When GM first reported it though, the 30 series wasn’t hooked up. This meant the service wasn’t that helpful … Continue reading
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