Category Archives: Town and Gown
Citypaper Gives Campus Plan Cover Article Treatment
This week, the Washinton Citypaper dedicated its cover article to the long drawn out campus plan issue. While the article touches on campus plans across the city, it is primarily concerned with the Georgetown campus plan. It’s definitely worth a … Continue reading
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Round One of the Final Campus Plan Hearings Scored a Draw
Last night the Zoning Commission began its public deliberations on Georgetown University’s campus plan. While the commissioners appeared far from reaching a final decision on the plan, the contours of the discussion were well fleshed out. Watch it for yourself … Continue reading
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The ANC Responds to GU’s Recent Charm Offensive
Over the last couple months, Georgetown University has been rolling out a series of efforts aimed to address the quality of life complaints that were aired at the spring’s campus plan Zoning Commission hearings. GM is personally convinced that GU … Continue reading
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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
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Georgetown University Planning New Athletic Training Center
As reported by The Hoya, Georgetown University is moving forward with a plan for a large new athletic training facility. The plans call for a 125,000 square foot building that will, according to the Hoya “ house practice courts, locker rooms, … Continue reading
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The ANC’s Anti-Ten Year Plan Resolution: Conduct Section
Monday night, the ANC adopted a resolution opposing G.U.’s proposed ten year campus plan. GM’s already taken a closer look at the enrollment section and the transportation section. Today he’ll take a look at the last section, the one regarding … Continue reading
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About that Ten Year Plan…
Last night, the ANC held a special meeting to discuss one topic: Georgetown University’s Ten Year Plan. Labeled a factual inquiry meeting, the ANC invited input from the university, the four area citizens associations (Georgetown, Burleith, Foxhall, and Hillandale), and … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo from Key Bridge by Brownpau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Don’t forget tonight’s special ANC meeting to discuss GU’s Ten Year Plan. Speaking of which, friend of GM, Ken Archer, made his case against GU’s proposal. And here’s … Continue reading
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We’re Not So Different After All
This weekend the New York Times published a fascinating chart displaying the top ten movie rentals for each zip code according to Netflix. Various other blogs have already commented on how this chart reflects stark sociological differences across the region, … Continue reading
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