Monthly Archives: October 2011
Friendly Estate Opens it Doors
Last weekend, the Friendly Estate at 31st and Avon opened its doors for a rare peak inside this slow motion train-wreck of a construction site. (For those unfamiliar with the back story: read this). Since the new owners of the … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by JamesCalder. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Paul Bakery is finally opening Nov. 7th. Mike Debonis goes deep into town-gown relations.
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WaPo Editorial Page Wades into 10 Year Plan Fight
Photo by Dionhinchliffe. On Sunday, the Washington Post published an editorial on the Georgetown University campus plan. It was highly critical of the DC Office of Planning and the effort by community groups to insist that the final plan call … Continue reading
Filed under Town and Gown
The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by omarali.md. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: PoP loves Georgetown’s Chinese house. Play groups and the stress they produce.
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Blues Alley
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM dips below M St. for the first time to check out Wisconsin just south of Blues Alley. Nowadays it hosts the clothing store slash restaurant Rugby Cafe. It is part of Ralph … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Cfpareda. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: The story of Henrietta Steptoe, Georgetown midwife born in 1769. Is this really Georgetown?
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Landlord Invokes Herring Hill Past in Decision to Evict Storeowner
The long standing Georgetown shop P St. Pictures is closing. As related in this article last summer, the shopkeeper, Judy Schlosser, has been told to vacate the shop-space that she has occupied for 28 years. Losing a shop like this … Continue reading
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