Monthly Archives: March 2009
Don’t Mind the Exploding Boat; It’s Just Hollywood
DDOT is kindly alerting us to an impending film shoot to take place next Wednesday on the Potomac just up from Jack’s Boathouse. Check out the overly informative release after the jump:
Nathans Featured on WUSA
Sorry about the autoplay; can’t seem to do anything about that. Giving up on the embed with WUSA, just follow the link While Carol Joynt is hardly optimistic, it’s at least nice for us to hear that she thinks that … Continue reading
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SmartBike Set to Expand to Georgetown, But by How Much?
As reported by WTOP, SmartBike DC, the bike-sharing program started last year by the District Department of Transportation, is planning to spend $3 million from the stimulus package to dramatically expand the number of stations and bikes they offer. According … Continue reading
Filed under Transit
Around Town: Learn How to Make a Pizzeria Paradiso Pizza
This probably isn’t new, but check out Ruth Gresser at the Georgetown Pizzeria Paradiso showing us how to make their pizza. Check out the rest of the lessons here.
Filed under Around Town
Why Not: Bring “Performance Parking” to Georgetown?
If there’s one thing people (both resident and visitor alike) complain most about Georgetown, it’s parking. Residents can’t reliably park close to their homes and visitors circle blocks over and over looking for a spot to leave their car for … Continue reading
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Bank Shot: Should You Keep it Local?
If you’re like GM, you’ve got an account at Chevy Chase Bank. At least for now. As you probably know, Chevy Chase Bank is soon going to go the way of Riggs and other Washington area community banks. It will be acquired … Continue reading
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Georgetown’s Lost Beatnik Past
Think Georgetown in the 1950′s and 60′s and most people think of JFK and socialite doyennes. Almost totally forgotten from those days in Georgetown is a coffeehouse and a community of beatniks and free-spirits once located in a small courtyard … Continue reading
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Scheele’s Crusade Featured on NBC4
Notwithstanding GM’s ideas on easements and such, he still believes a better outcome for Scheele’s is for ownership of the building to pass to an individual or group dedicated to preserving the market. Along those lines, NBC 4 recently stopped … Continue reading
Filed under Real Estate, Retail
