Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Illegal Billboards That Won’t Go Away

Nobody hates to see empty storefronts in Georgetown more than GM. They represent the loss of an establishment and the longer they stay empty, the more they depress the appearance of the block. But are they worse than billboards? You … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Canal by aurelian. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Is Dean and Deluca closing? (The evidence was apparently empty shelves. GM checked last night and it looked pretty normal to him, so no, Dean and Deluca is not closing.) Despite … Continue reading

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The Georgetown Metropolis

1000 block of 34th St.

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The Interesting Story of Dumbarton Bridge

Dumbarton Bridge by M.V. Jantzen. It’s easy to ignore a thing of beauty when you pass it every single day. It’s even easier to ignore it when you cruise over on top of it in a bus or car. The … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by the Washington Post. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Volta Park pool will open two hours early and may stay open later today. George and Abe seen on M St.

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3200 block of P St.

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Where Do Your Loyalties Lie?

Illustration from pictures from Alicia Griffen and Hey Love DC. Yesterday’s morning post discussed a neighbor’s ostentatious show of loyalty for Baked and Wired steps away from Georgetown Cupcake’s notorious line of customers. It’s a heated issue around town, and … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Aurelian. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A bit more information on the reboot of construction for Phase II of the Georgetown Waterfront Park. Dave Roffman has some interesting ideas for the Barnes and Noble.

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1400 block of 37th St.

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Hu’s Chain to Branch out into Food

As GM has previously reported, one of the seven new liquor licenses is likely to be issued to Hu’s Wear LLC. This was a real headscratcher because Hu’s Wear is a clothing store, the sister to Hu’s Shoes. GM got … Continue reading

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