Tag Archives: Old Georgetown Board
The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Do we need the Old Georgetown Board? For sale: lots of floors, and perhaps a musical frog.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Whitehurst Freeway by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Everyone seems to hate the look of EastBanc’s proposed building at the Exxon station, even Anthony Lanier (although it’s important to note that Lanier isn’t backing down on his plans … Continue reading
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New Billboard Almost Certainly Breaking the Law
GM was out on M St last weekend walking over to the Georgetown Running Company to pick out some new running shoes when he came across the garish billboard seen above. It’s been applied to the windows of the currently … Continue reading
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Guess Who’s One Year Old?: The Third Most Popular Post
This week, in celebration of turning one year old, the Georgetown Metropolitan is looking back at the five most popular posts from its first year. Today we head back to February 3rd for The Approved Apple Designs. This was a post … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Georgetown homes by -marten- Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Some store named “Anthony” is opening soon on Wisconsin Ave. just above R St. It appears to be a clothing boutique but GM couldn’t confirm that. Last month the Old … Continue reading
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To the Georgetown Metropolitan,
GM occasionally receives an email inquiring about a particular building (e.g. “what’s going on with that construction?”). For instance yesterday he received this note: I don’t know if you have ever noticed the building that stands on the SE corner of M and … Continue reading
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OGB Applications Suggest Uptick in Activity
While GM was digging into the minutes of the Old Georgetown Board the other day, he started charting the board’s activity over the last several years. When you gather that data, it gives a picture of how commercial and residential … Continue reading
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Old Georgetown Board Approves Parking Pad Over ANC and Neighbor Objection
As GM discussed recently, the owners of 3020 Cambridge Place came before the ANC and the Old Georgetown Board twice recently to request the installation of a parking pad on their property adjoining the alley behind their house. In May, … Continue reading
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Mad Butcher Still in the Cards?
GM was so wrapped up in Apple store talk, that he didn’t get very deep into the Old Georgetown Board agenda from March, but sitting in there is some potentially bad news: Jonathan Umbel’s plan to bring a butcher to Georgetown … Continue reading
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Quick Note to Journalists Covering the Apple Store:
What was approved by the Old Georgetown Board was what’s known as a “design concept“. It’s not the final design. They’ll have to go back through the ANC and the OGB to get the permit for the finalized plans. The … Continue reading
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