Category Archives: Around Town
Head West, Young Man
Photo by Marion Doss. This coming weekend, GM is going to be pulling up stakes and moving into a new place. It’s still in Georgetown, so publication of the Georgetown Metropolitan will continue under current management. While GM is only … Continue reading
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October Snow in Montrose Park
Snowfall while there’s still fall foliage around is pretty rare, particularly around here. So when the snow started falling, GM grabbed his camera and hit Montrose Park (and Dumbarton Oaks Park). Enjoy.
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Georgetown: In Motion
GM had a story idea fall through, so he decided instead to run one more “cinemagraph” that he left out of his series over the summer. It seems appropriate given all the O and P St. construction. Enjoy.
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Post Relates Evermay Family’s Eventful Past
The Post published a touching article on Sunday about the eventful past of the Belin family, which owned the grand Evermay estate from the 1920s until this year. It was initiated by the journalist’s desire to tell the story of … Continue reading
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Boggis and Bunce and Bean Better Watch Out
GM was looking out his window the other day and saw the this little guy hanging out in the parking lot of Oak Hill Cemetery. It’s a red fox. According to the National Park Service, this guy is part of … Continue reading
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Our Fantastic Waterfront Park is Complete
GM has mentioned a few times the opening of the final phase of the Georgetown Waterfront Park, but today he thought he’d talk about the whole park and how fantastic the finished product is. First it’s important to remember what … Continue reading
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What Are Those Weird Green Brain Fruit Anyway?
This time a year, if you wonder around Montrose Park you’re bound to find on the ground weird softball-sized green fruit like the one above. People are often so struck by the sight of the fruit, they pick up one … Continue reading
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Georgetown’s Other Apple Store
It’s still technically summer, but the signs of fall are popping up here and there. And one thing that always makes GM cheery despite the shorter days is a striking apple tree on Cambridge Pl. It appears to produce Granny … Continue reading
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