Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Ruth Flickr. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Last friday, GM had to buy some scalped tickets to watch the Nationals lose badly. Seems like he should’ve hit up his councilmember for seats. Beautification at Hyde-Addison.

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3200 block of R St.

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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and O

This week on Not So Long Ago, GM finally strolls down from Book Hill a few blocks. The block in question is the east side of Wisconsin Ave. just south of O St. Today it holds BB&T bank, which even … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Jim Malone. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Einstein’s Bagels will be back in the new Safeway development. Another argument against building a new Ward 3 middle school.

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1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.

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Washington Post Writes Yet Another “Is Georgetown Dead?” Article

Every six months of so, it seems some news outlet rolls out another “is Georgetown is dead?” story. This week it was the Washington Post’s turn. Inspired by the genuinely sad story of the closing of Furin’s, the Post ponders: … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Jim Malone. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Aditi Indian Cuisine to become Kabob joint. ANC Commissioner argues against the draft ANC redistricting map.

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1200 block of 36th St.

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What Cheh’s Proposal Would Mean For Georgetown Families

Last week, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh publicly floated a proposal to create a new middle school for Ward 3.  This would dramatically affect Georgetown families, as discussed below. Citing overcrowding, Cheh wrote in a letter to the Current this week that … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Baked and Wire muffin by Byronpeebles. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Carol Joynt relates her unusual experience with Albrecht Muth. If Georgetown smelled weird yesterday morning, here’s why.

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