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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Crosstown Traffic: The Georgetown Transportation Study
Sometime in the dark and misty days of Georgetown pre-the Georgetown Metropolitan (i.e. last July), DDOT issued a report of its study on transportation issues in Georgetown. GM followed the study and report closely and wants to take this opportunity to discuss some of the study’s short term and long term recommendations.
Filed under Government, Transit
Crime Alert – Mugging on P St.
Via MPD2D:
A Robbery/While Armed which occurred on Tuesday, June 1, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of P St. N.W. was reported to the MPD.
The victim reported that while walking home she was approached by a light colored four-door vehicle which stopped and two suspects got out. The first suspect pointed a dark colored object a the victim and stated “Give me your purse.” The victim screamed and the suspect grabbed her purse. The suspects got back into the vehicle and fled eastbound on P St. N.W. with a third suspect driving. Continue reading
Filed under Crime
Deal on Jelleff Reached
As hinted at during the ANC roundup, a deal for the city to purchase the Jelleff Branch property of the Boys and Girls Club (as well as two other club properties) has been reached. Fox 5 has the footage:
Vodpod videos no longer available.That protester is long time School Board member William Lockridge. According to the Post, the property he’s talking (well, shouting) about has already been sold to a charter school. Although GM agrees that a charter school doesn’t offer the same community benefits that a Boys and Girls Club (or a similarly operated recreational center) does.
Filed under Development
Nathans Signs Lease
Carol Joynt sent out a email blast last night announcing that Nathans has signed a leased to remain at the corner of Wisconsin and M. This comes after years of uncertainty for the restaurant. This is great news for the neighborhood.
If there are any gray clouds to this silver lining, it’s that the lease is not tied to a specific term. Continue reading
Filed under Bars, Restaurants
Griffin Market Chef to Helm Comet Ping Pong
GM didn’t notice the Georgetown angle when he first read about the soap opera at the Chevy Chase pizza joint Comet Ping Pong. Apparently Griffin Market chef and co-owner Laura Bonino will take over as chef at the restaurant.
The new version of Griffin Market that opened last year has been a huge boon the the neighborhood. Under the previous management, the market had declined in quality significantly. It didn’t help that they were robbed several times. Happily, Laura and Riccardo Bonino purchased the market last year and converted the market into an Italian specialty store. It offers European groceries and Italian deli fare. Moreover, it’s a great choice for catering. They catered GM’s post-wedding picnic and it was a huge success.
While GM hopes this won’t affect the offerings at Griffin Market, he nonetheless congratulates Bonino.
Filed under Restaurants
ANC Round Up: The Fast Show
7:57 PM.
That was the adjournment time of tonight’s ANC meeting. Assuming the meeting kicked off at 6:30 (GM was a few minutes late), the meeting was a mere hour and a half. That must be some sort of a record. Let’s go to the video tape:
Filed under ANC
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