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2700 block of P St.

Last week GM introduced a new feature: Birds of Georgetown. In other words, here are some of the birds you’ll find around Georgetown. Last week, GM explored birds of prey. This week he’ll discuss some of the more prominent song birds.

Robins

Oh, robins. The state bird of GM’s native Connecticut, this orange demon is now the bane of his existence. And that’s because every November huge flocks of robins descend on his hawthorn tree and strip it clean of the beautiful red berries it would otherwise sport through the winter.

Truly, GM has never seen robin flocks like we get here in Georgetown. Sometimes there will be over two dozen of them swarming on various berry-bearing trees or bushes. You can recognize them by their orange breasts and stone cold hearts.

Blue Jays

These birds are very easy to recognize, with their distinctive plumage. However, you better hope they don’t build a nest near a place you like to sit. They are aggressive birds that will defend their territory with vigor.

Cardinals

Another popular and easy to recognize songbird that you are likely to see around Georgetown is the cardinal. Above is the male cardinal. The female is easy to spot due to their bright reddish orange beaks:

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Photo by Larry Koester.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• With scandal swirling, Jack Evans found a friendly crowd at the ANC meeting last night.
• Fun old photo of the old Georgetown reservoir, which stood where the library is today.

1600 block of 31st St.

Back in September, GM pointed out that the old Little Tavern Hamburgers building at Wisconsin and N was available for lease. It would give you the opportunity to return the building to its origins as a chain burger joint:

These little green and white buildings once dotted the Washington area with its distinctive design. The original Sweetgreen on M St. was housed in a vintage Little Tavern building. (Sweetgreen converted the space into “Tavern”, a nod to the building’s history).

If you would like to restore the Wisconsin Ave. building to its origins, it might not be that hard! The paint from Paolo’s is peeling and revealing that the original enamel siding from the Little Tavern is still there (see the top photo). It shows up in a couple spots: Continue reading →

Photo by Kent MacElwee.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Compass Coffee space coming along in the old Georgetown Theater. Shouldn’t be too much longer.
• Best places to brunch in Georgetown.

3100 block of P St.

Photo by Sarah Stierch.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Big police presence on K St. last night, but unclear why.
• What the heck at tochos? Well, you can find out at the Tombs.
• GM’s heading out of town for work and will be a little light on posting for a couple days.

2500 block of P St.

There’s an old joke about how the the answer to the question “how do you cross from one side of Dublin to the other without passing a pub” is “to stop at every one.” You could almost make that joke about Georgetown and coffee shops. And being one who never can let a joke just be, GM decided to visualize the growth in coffee shops.

Here is a heat map showing coffee shops in Georgetown in 2010:

(For the record, GM is including in “coffee shops” and place where you can walk in, get a latte, then leave).

Back in 2010 there were thirteen coffee shops. They clumped up a bit in Book Hill, but they were pretty evenly spaced out down in the main commercial corridor. Continue reading →