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ANC Round Up: Process Edition

Last night the ANC met for the first time in 2012. As predicted by GM, the issue of the West Heating Plant dominated the early discussion. But, the rest of the meeting was actually quite interesting too. So let’s to … Continue reading

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Le Matin Metropolitan

Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Bonjour Georgetown, et joyeux 14 Juillet! Voici les nouvelles: Too late now, but apparently the Safeway hosted a beer tasting yesterday. Hopefully they’ll do that again in the future (and give us a little more heads up). … Continue reading

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Safeway Moving Forward With New Development

Yesterday a reader alerted GM to the fact that Einstein’s Bagels closed down. GM was expecting this, but not that soon. The building it occupied is owned by Safeway and they plan to tear it down and build a new … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Canal cat by Byron Peebles. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Safeway is really green apparently. Carol Joynt ramping up the publicity ahead of her book release on May 10th, check it out. Rose Park Farmers Market returns today!

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Terrible Twos: The Most Popular Article

This week in celebration of the Georgetown Metropolitan’s second anniversary, GM is counting down the five most popular articles from last year. Today GM looks at the single most popular article from the last year: By Far the Most Expensive Thing … Continue reading

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Petco Repeating CVS’s Old Mistakes

Last spring, The two CVSs in Georgetown under went minor interior redesigns that enabled the stores to open up the view into the store from the windows. This improved the streetscape on the stores’ blocks significantly and fixed a problem … Continue reading

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By Far the Most Expensive Thing at Safeway

Seen at the Safeway: That’s not a typo. At least GM doesn’t think so. What you see there is a locked case of truffles in the Safeway produce section selling for $999.99 per pound. GM did a quick run through … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Canal by Brownpau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A constitutional scholar walks into a Safeway elevator… Don’t just spread rat poison around willy nilly, ok?

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The Georgetown Apple is Here!

No, not really. The technology store still seems weeks away, but if you want to get your hands on a “genuine” “Georgetown Apple”, stop by Safeway. They’re currently selling apples branded with the Georgetown moniker. From the sign, the apples … Continue reading

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ANC Round-Up: Back From the Beach Edition

Just hours after taking the above photo of the idyllic southern Massachusetts coastline, GM found himself racing back to Washington in order to attend the June ANC meeting. This fact has no bearing on the meeting itself, but GM just … Continue reading

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