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Five Minutes at Just One Corner

GM parked himself at the corner of P St. and Wisconsin over the weekend for just five minutes. Here’s what he saw:

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Tacklebox keeps pushing back when they’ll reopen. Traffic through Georgetown could be a mess tomorrow night.

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Georgetown on a Saturday

Last week, GM bought a new camera. This one’s got video capabilities, so he took it out for a spin last weekend. One of the features is the gimmicky faux-tilt shift effects, which makes the image look like a miniature, … Continue reading

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Signs Giving a Mixed Message on Canal Rd.

When you approach Georgetown from the west on Canal Rd., you’re faced with a couple of options. You can stay on Canal as it becomes M St. and enter Georgetown. You can, of course, hang a right onto the Key … Continue reading

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M St. shop window by DBKing. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Drivers can now turn left onto Wisconsin from eastbound M St. This should lessen the congestion on some of the side streets used by drivers to circumvent the … Continue reading

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Boy’s Death Spurs Debate Over Traffic Safety

The boy that was struck by a woman driving her car near the intersection of Wisconsin and 33rd St. died yesterday. This has lead at least one news source to question whether that intersection is safe without traffic lights or … Continue reading

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Why Not: Shut Down M St. on Weekends?

Traffic Jam on M St. by M.V. Jantzen. Today for his occasional “Why Not” series, GM turns to the ugliness that is M St. on a summer weekend. So he asks: Why not shut down M St.? It’s an idea … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Dolley Madison family day tomorrow 10 to 2 at Dumbarton House. Come celebrate Dolley’s escape from the White House (Dumbarton House was her first stop) with games and cake. After celebrating the War of … Continue reading

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