Monthly Archives: September 2010
First Look: The Georgetown Library
The fences around the Georgetown Library came down the other day, which gave GM and chance to poke around the building as it nears completion. He took a few shots, so check them out: Above is the new ramp that … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Box on the sidewalk by Wayan Vota. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: All you wanted to know about that bugle call you can hear from the VP’s house every night. (GM is disappointed to find out it’s recorded, not … Continue reading
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Would You Care if Medical Marijuana Were Sold in Georgetown?
Photo by Trawin. GM touched on this the other day, but he thinks it’s worth a more substantial post: the Current reported on Wednesday that an unnamed individual is contemplating applying to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Georgetown. So, … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Dawgfanjeff. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Ken Archer argues for Georgetown to embrace the streetcar’s return to Georgetown as an expression of historical preservation. Ugh.
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Georgetown Temporary Library to Close This Saturday, New Library Opens October 18th
This Saturday, the temporary library on M St. that has served Georgetown while the historic library is repaired, will close. The newly refurbished historic library will open October 18th. GM heard an intriguing rumor the other day that East Banc, … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Dawgfanjeff. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: “It was a joke.” That’s what Riccardo Bonino told GM yesterday when asked about the sign on Griffin Market that said they’d open on the 22nd “maybe.” The “maybe” part gave … Continue reading
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Carl Mydans’s Georgetown
In the Library of Congress’s digital photograph collection is a group of photos taken by Carl Mydans of the capital’s poorer neighborhoods in the 1930s. A subset of these photos is of Georgetown. GM’s used them before occasionally, but Shorpy.com’s … Continue reading
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