Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Photo by Byron Peebles Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: GM hears that Serendipity 3 is finally opening next week. The soft opening should be Tuesday. Well, Georgetown went overwhelmingly for Mara, but Vincent Orange is still weighing in against … Continue reading

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1600 block of 31st St.

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Georgetown Businesses and Residents Don’t Support Evans’ Meter Proposal

Today, GM turns over the reins of the Georgetown Metropolitan for a day to his friend and fellow Georgetowner Ken Archer to discuss Jack Evans recent parking proposals: Councilmember Jack Evans’ proposal to roll back parking meter rates and hours … Continue reading

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Photo by M. Rautumn. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Georgetown architects closing down. A bit more lengthy report on Monday night’s Zoning Commission hearing than GM provided the other day.

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C&O Canal

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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and O St.

This week for not so long ago, GM stops by Wisconsin and O. And the lesson here is that even when very little changes physically, a lot can change nonetheless. Peoples Drug was founded in Washington in 1904. It grew … Continue reading

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Photo by J.S. Clark. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: This Sunday at 5:00 in Rose ParkVolta Park is the first Concert in the Park from CAG. And speaking of Rose Park, the Rose Park farmers market is this afternoon. … Continue reading

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1500 block of 35th St.

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ANC Testifies Before Zoning Commission

Last night the ANC testified before the Zoning Commission on the Georgetown University campus plan. You can watch it here. In many ways, this was a presentation years in preparation. Commissioners Ron Lewis, Bill Starrels, Jeff Jones, and Ed Solomon … Continue reading

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Photo by Anokarina. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Jack Evans “generally the Council’s most eager to ‘comfort the comfortable and afflict the afflicted,’”? The West End fire station, that serves Georgetown, might move to Stevens School while its home … Continue reading

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