Tag Archives: Wisconsin
Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM sticks with the same block he’s been covering the last couple weeks: Wisconsin and S. Nowadays, this stretch boasts Baytok Tailors, Talio hair salon, Collins Hospital for Animals and a Starbucks. Eighteen … Continue reading
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Ralph Lauren Specialty Store To Close
The Washington Business Journal reports that Ralph Lauren specialty store RRL (apparently pronounced “Double-R L”) will close this coming weekend. Apparently three different Ralph Lauren stores on Wisconsin is one too much. The vintage-ish store has been open since June … Continue reading
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Around Town
Seen on Wisconsin Ave.: UglyDolls. Anyone know the correct term for a grouping of UglyDolls? Is it a gaggle? A bevy? A school?
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M St. as Dodge City?
The Georgetown Current has a bit more detail on the shocking possibility that gun stores could open in Georgetown. Two things are clearer now: Where they could be and how little the neighborhood can do to stop them. Read … Continue reading
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WMATA Tries Out Bus Only Lanes For Obama Day
The Washington Post is reporting that there will be bus-only lanes through Georgetown from Wisconsin Ave. to Washington Circle in Foggy Bottom on Inauguration Day. They write: Although widespread bridge and street closures will restrict personal vehicle access, Metrobuses will … Continue reading
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Safeway’s Curb Cuts
As described earlier, the Social Safeway as it currently exists isn’t long for this world. They have put forward a dramatic new design whereby the whole building will be moved up to front Wisconsin. However, Safeway plans to keep … Continue reading
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More From That Survey
After posting that chart listing all the businesses in Georgetown that are on either Wisconsin or M (or just off either), GM realized there were some errors in the chart that needed the be corrected: The Georgetown Mall’s shops were … Continue reading
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