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The Morning Metropolitan

Georgetown Library fence by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Is significant African-American history at risk on Dent Place? Hope Solomon is not happy that the BID still has Christmas decorations up.

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Taste of Georgetown This Weekend

Photo by M.V. Jantzen. This weekend the BID hosts one of its most popular annual events: the Taste of Georgetown. The even will be this Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM. Wisconsin Ave. will be blocked off south of … Continue reading

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Inaugural Waterfront Summer Celebration a Success

On Sunday, GM stopped by the inaugural Georgetown Waterfront Summer Celebration and took the video above. He couldn’t stick around for the water balloon free-for-all, but WTOP did:

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Water Balloon Fight Down at the Waterfront Planned

Photo by Davidjlee. GM gets a lot of press releases in his email announcing events around the city. Since he doesn’t have time to keep up a calender, or the like, he ends up ignoring most of them. But once … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Madame Meow. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A couple different takes on the BID rebranding. Buy a piece of Nathans this Wednesday and support the Georgetown Library in the process.

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Branding Georgetown

Today, the BID is rolling out its new branding strategy, a culmination of a year-long effort by the BID’s consultant, the Roan Group (and actually the roots of it go back even further). Get ready to start seeing the above … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Brownpau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: BID unveils new website and brand. More on this later. Water taxi having trouble recruiting commuters.

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Vosburg_09. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Great article by Georgetowner Shannon Christmas on the problems with the way DC’s zoning laws are enforced, and not enforced. The BIDs rebranding is finally getting its rollout soon. Dave Roffman … Continue reading

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Georgetown Businesses and Residents Don’t Support Evans’ Meter Proposal

Today, GM turns over the reins of the Georgetown Metropolitan for a day to his friend and fellow Georgetowner Ken Archer to discuss Jack Evans recent parking proposals: Councilmember Jack Evans’ proposal to roll back parking meter rates and hours … Continue reading

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Help GM Catalog the Worst Signs in the Neighborhood

Right now, GM is working on an effort in behalf of CAG to address some of the poor signage in the neighborhood. You may not realize it, but every single sign in Georgetown needs a permit. Depending on how long … Continue reading

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