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1000 block of 29th St.

Photo by Vincent.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• DPW will be collecting leaves raked out into the street this week in east Georgetown. It will do the same in west Georgetown next week.
• Pillar and Post selected as one of the best home stores in America.

1200 block of Potomac St.

With the 2020 Census wrapping up, the contentious steps of reapportionment are on the horizon. And while DC sadly does not have any Congressional reapportionment to worry over, we do need to redraw the ward boundaries again. And given the huge population growth in other parts of the city, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that Georgetown could rejoin Ward 3.

The reason to redraw the ward lines is that the city is required by law to maintain roughly equal populations for each. So essentially the city takes the total population counted by the Census and divides it by eight. That resulting number is the target population each ward must meet by either growing or reducing in geographic size. So, if a ward grew faster than the average, then it has to be reduced in size to bring its total population down.

But reducing or growing a ward isn’t done in isolation. That land has to come from or go to another ward, which itself might need to grow or shrink irrespective of what the first ward needs to do. So needless to say it’s a complicated matter! And that’s just talking about math and geography. It gets exponentially more complicated when politics enter. And next year will likely be an explosive year on the politics front, as GM will explain. Continue reading →

Photo by Bill Starrels.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New book out on the history of the Washington Canoe Club.
• 1789 reopening this week with a new chef.

1000 block of 29th St.

Hopes are collectively rising these last couple weeks, as two fantastic sets of results put the promise of an effective coronavirus vaccine tantalizingly close. But we’re not there yet; we’ve got to get through a grim winter and at least a spring before the clouds will really start to lift. And so we (responsible people, at least) face a holiday season unlike one experienced in generations. And that means a lot of traditions around Georgetown will go unobserved this year. GM would like to name his personal ones he’ll miss dearly this year. Add yours to the comments!

Breakfast With Santa

The Friends of Volta Park have hosted this cherished event the first weekend of December for years. And it always brings out a great crowd of neighbors to ring in the beginning of the post-Thanksgiving holidays. GM worked the cashier table at this event for several years and appreciated the opportunity to catch up with people. And the Santa was top notch! Continue reading →

Photo by Vincent.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Some more details of GU’s plan to bring students back on campus next semester.
• Ghost kitchen selling porchetta opens out of Georgetown Gourmet.

Potomac River