Monthly Archives: March 2009
Busriders Who Talk Too Loudly On Their Cellphones
In the first of an ongoing series, GM presents “Busriders Who Talk Too Loudly on their Cellphones”. Today we introduce, Blonde Guy Talking About Some Girl He’s Sort Of Dating. GM apologizes about the blurry photo (in the future he’ll … Continue reading
Filed under Loud Cell Phone Talkers
From the LOC Archives
Washington, D.C. Officers at door of Seminary Hospital (formerly Georgetown Female Seminary), 30th St. at N, Georgetown.
Filed under Uncategorized
Easement Down the Road
In response to GM’s post about the possible sale of the Scheele’s Market building to resident Marc Teren, reader Jim McCarthy wrote: Anyone relying on Marc Teren’s word as a sign of good news for Scheele’s, shouldn’t get their hopes … Continue reading
Filed under Preservation, Retail
Mayor Fenty at Q&A Cafe
Mayor Fenty will be guest of Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe at Nathans Wednesday. Should be a good one. Apparently a few slots are still open (or at least were Tuesday afternoon). Call Jon Moss at 338-2000 to secure your spot. … Continue reading
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Seen Around Town
Bulldozers moving around dirt for the Georgetown Waterfront Phase II. Just two more years and the waterfront will be complete.
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The Temporary Georgetown Library
Every Georgetowner remembers hearing the terrible news about the historic Georgetown Library on R St. burning on April 30, 2007. Luckily much of the priceless Peabody Collection was salvaged and the external structure will be rebuilt. In the meantime, DCPL … Continue reading
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Kids and Georgetown
It is often said that there are are few children in Georgetown these days. It is easy to see where people might get that idea: most homes large enough to house a family comfortably (even by townhouse standards) are too … Continue reading
Filed under Demographics
Junk Mail Shenanigans Based in Georgetown
You’ve surely received them, those “Open Immediately” “Important Notice” junk mails. Nowadays they’ve tweaked it to prey on the current news by throwing in a few “bailout” references. What they are are uniformly misleading and disreputable. Well did you also … Continue reading
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MPD Releases Photo of Suspect in M St. Robbery – UPDATED
As reported yesterday, there was a fairly brazen early evening robbery of the Steve Madden store on M St. on Wednesday night. Today MPD is releasing a photo of the suspect. They write: The suspect is described as a light … Continue reading
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