Monthly Archives: September 2010
The Morning Metropolitan
Rower by His Noodley Appendage. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Wisey’s deli is trying to go to 24 hour operations add another floor of space. The neighbors are objecting. After the ANC refused to back their application for a … Continue reading
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Capital Bikeshare to Get to Georgetown, Eventually
Yesterday the District’s new bike share program, unimaginatively titled Capital Bikeshare, officially started. GM mentioned here a few weeks ago that the bike share program would “come” to Georgetown by yesterday. Well, turns out that was a bit overoptimistic. Rather than wait … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo of Buffalo statues by Pinelife. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: An absolute must-read over at Carol Joynt’s blog: an old Washington Post article on how the patrons of Nathans felt about the upcoming election, in 1980. So many hilarious and … Continue reading
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Greater Georgetown: Washington Post Edition
A long while back, GM occasionally highlighted some examples of people misapplying the name Georgetown to a variety places and things far beyond the actual boundaries of Georgetown. He called it Greater Georgetown. However, after a few posts, GM gave it a … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Austin Yoder. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Geographic art at the Old Print Gallery. Odd things being taught at GU.
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On the Waterfront: The Godey Lime Kilns
Circa 1930s As part of his occassional series on the formerly industrial Georgetown waterfront, GM turns his attention to the Godey Lime Kilns. The kilns once stood on the east bank of Rock Creek just at the terminus of the … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Rpongsaj. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Great article on sexual assault in Georgetown. Ugg Store to open September 30th. GM had his thought on what Mayor Gray will mean for Georgetown, Carol Joynt has a few words … Continue reading
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