Monthly Archives: June 2009

June 22, 2009 · 10:30 am

Don’t Forget Your Safeway Club Card

Georgetown residents may have received a card in the mail recently from Safeway promising 10% off groceries when you purchase them at various area stores. A quick tip: make sure to bring your Safeway Club Card. When you present it to any of the area Safeways, the discount is automatically applied (assuming you signed up for the Club Card with a 20007 zip code). Just today, GM saved 30 bucks on a $160 of groceries by using the Club Card. Between free delivery and huge discounts, getting our Safeway knocked down is turning out to be the best thing to happen to Georgetown grocery shoppers in a long time.

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June 22, 2009 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

Good morning Georgetown, hope you enjoyed the mild early summer temperature this weekend:

  • Cupcakes replacing wedding cakes? GM admits that he went that route too. DC Examiner quizes Georgetown Cupcake on the trend
  • The Post takes a trip down memory lane to visit Georgetown’s long-gone Tehan’s Restaurant. Interesting tidbit: it used to be illegal to stand up holding an alcoholic drink in the District.
  • Greater Greater Washington takes a look at the GUTS bus issue, an issue Vox Populi has been all over
Photo of Wisconsin Ave. from Flickr user Daquella manera used under Creative Commons license.

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June 19, 2009 · 1:00 pm

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1600 block of 31st St.

1600 block of 31st St.

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June 19, 2009 · 10:30 am

SmartBike Expansion Gets a Flat

GM has been increasingly excited about the planned expansion of DC’s bike sharing program, SmartBike. As early as last August, just a few weeks after the initial roll-out, DDOT was already talking about expanding the program to places like Georgetown or Capitol Hill. This spring, DDOT filled our heads with visions of 50 stations, then 100. GM was certain that we’d have SmartBike in Georgetown by this Summer.

Turns out he was wrong.

GM heard through the grapevine that the expansion has hit a major snag. Continue reading →

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June 19, 2009 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

Good Friday morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

Photo above from Flickr user Lauren Farmer used under a Creative Commons License.

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June 18, 2009 · 1:51 pm

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3000 block of R St.

3000 block of R St.

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June 18, 2009 · 10:30 am

BID Budgets Up to $100,000 for Overtime Cops

The Georgetown Current reported yesterday that the Georgetown BID resolved to budget up to $100,000 for the coming months to hire off-duty MPD police officers to patrol Georgetown streets during “peak hours”. Unlike the CAG Neighborhood Guards program, these officers will still have all the powers of a normal cop to arrest suspects, etc. Continue reading →

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June 18, 2009 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

  • Huge multi-family yard sale at the Dog Shop (1625 Wisconsin) this Saturday from 9 – 3 to benefit Lucky Dog animal rescue
  • Vox Populi gets a glimpse of the new Georgetown B-School building
  • The Current reports that the new tenants at the Georgetown Billiards location want to keep the pool tables and simply make it higher-end. Will there be a high-end air hockey? GM can dream can’t he?
Photo of the Potomac by Flickr user Brownpau used under a Creative Commons license.

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June 17, 2009 · 1:00 pm

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3100 block of R St.

3100 block of R St.

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June 17, 2009 · 10:30 am

Life in the Village – Nordic Jazz

Last night GM stopped by the Swedish Embassy for night two of the Nordic Jazz festival going on around various Scandinavian spots in town. Tonight they’re back on the Swedish roof. While the jazz is free, the tickets aren’t. They’re $25, but for three bands and a cool view, that’s a steal.

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