Monthly Archives: August 2011

Barnes and Noble Closing

Photo by NCinDC. GM was told that this was going to happen eventually, but he didn’t realize it would happen so fast: Barnes and Noble has lost its lease. GM has only heard a brief rumor about it, so he … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by David Chico Pham. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Brooks Brothers targets September 1st opening. These look incredibly fun.

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1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.

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Competing Redistricting Plans Propose to Carve Up Georgetown

As mentioned briefly the other day, a commission of volunteers has been putting together a plan for how to redraw the ANC district boundaries to reflect the new census numbers (those districts are called “single member districts” or “SMDs”). Two … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Ruth Flickr. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Yesterday, the Current reported on the old Georgetown Theater and confirmed that the old facade, shown here, is long gone. GM gets a kick out of the way the Current … Continue reading

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Georgetown University

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The Only Way You Should Get To and From Nats Park

Photo by Kevin H. Last Saturday, GM took a trip out to Nats park to watch the Nationals get beaten up by the Phillies. But on the way home, he finally gave the new American River Taxi a try, and … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Like most of DC, Georgetown seems to have escaped the earthquake relatively unscathed. GM had a glass vase smash on his kitchen counter top. What did you have to clean … Continue reading

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3200 block of Reservoir St.

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ANC Preview: Back to Work Edition

Next week, ANC2E returns to action for its September session (yes, it will still be August, go with it). The first meeting after the August layoff is always long and painful, and this year is no different. ANC Redistricting GM … Continue reading

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