Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Vosburg_09. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Great article by Georgetowner Shannon Christmas on the problems with the way DC’s zoning laws are enforced, and not enforced. The BIDs rebranding is finally getting its rollout soon. Dave Roffman … Continue reading

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2800 block of Q St.

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Crews Begin to Remove Streetcar Tracks Today

Right now, the city is undergoing a long, long project to rehab the streetcar tracks on O and P Streets. They will pull up all the cobblestones (well, technically they’re Belgian blocks, but everyone just calls them cobblestones) and pull … Continue reading

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Canal graffiti by Daquella Manera. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Another Zoning Commission meeting last night. GM doesn’t have anything to add because he totally forgot it was happening and didn’t watch it. Sorry. O Salon is moving to … Continue reading

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3000 block of R St.

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Not So Long Ago: M and Wisconsin

This week on Not So Long Ago, GM swings back down to M St. A new feature this week, GM realized that the two of his 1993 photos were of side-by-side. So he lined them up in a cheap panoramic … Continue reading

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Photo by Fred Dunn. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: There were lines out the door at Serendipity on Sunday. Congrats to Rodrigo and Britt for finally opening, but GM hopes this doesn’t start to become a problem at an … Continue reading

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3500 block of Water St.

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Spike Mendelsohn Bringing Restaurant to Georgetown?

Photo by pvsbond. GM heard an interesting rumor the other day: that Spike Mendelsohn, star of Top Chef and the chef behind Capitol Hill’s Good Stuff Eatery and We the Pizza, is opening up shop in Georgetown. Specifically, the location … Continue reading

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Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Garrett’s closed. GM heard a few months ago that they lost their lease, but he’s not sure what is supposed to go in there. GM got too old for the … Continue reading

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