Monthly Archives: July 2011
Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Reservoir
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM checks out the store next to last week’s entry. Nowadays it’s another great Book Hill antique shop, with Fluergriege, a floral arrangement boutique, upstairs. But 18 years ago, the building was occupied … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Trudeau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Progress being made on O and P St. rehab. WaPo profiles Georgetown, pretty superficial, but ok.
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Storm Peters Out Over Georgetown’s Skyline
Bear with GM as he again plays around with a new feature of his camera. Last time it was the tilt-shift movie feature. Today it’s the time-elapsed photography.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Q St. eagle by M.V. Jantzen (you can see the same eagle on WETA when they show the night’s schedule over views of DC). Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Carol Joynt passes on a rumorthat Evermay was bought by husband … Continue reading
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IRS Cracking Down on Easement Tax Dodge
As reported by the Post (which has turned the issue into quite a hobby-horse) the IRS is cracking down on a tax shelter that many Georgetowners may themselves have used. The basic idea is this: property owners can give conservation … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by KevinPalomino. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: It took until Junior year of college before GM figured out that the library had most of the books he was supposed to buy. A very fancy way to sell a … Continue reading
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Crime Up First Half of 2011
Photo by Alan_Cleaver2000. Now the the first half of 2011 is safely in the books, GM took a look back at the crime stats to see how we’re doing. Not so great is the answer. There were 459 crime incidents … Continue reading
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