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3200 block of O St.

With freezing temperatures still in the forecast, it’s hard to believe spring is right around the corner, but it is. And with spring in Georgetown comes a series of annual and beloved events. Here are GM’s favorites:

The Georgetown House Tour

First of the two grand dame tours, the Georgetown house tour will be held this year on April 27th. It is held every year to benefit St. John’s Episcopal church. As the title states, this tour gives you a chance to walk through 8-10 of Georgetown’s nicest homes. The patrons party is always the place to hobnob with the nobbiest hobs.

The Georgetown Garden Tour

Of the two tours, the Garden Tour is probably GM’s favorite. Like the house tour, you get a chance to look behind the gates of 8 or so homes, but GM just thinks there’s something more interesting about gardens than interiors. The Garden Club has not yet announced the date of this year’s event, but it typically is the second Saturday in May. Continue reading →

Photo by Frederico Lukkini.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Water Taxi is back for the season.
• Meeting this Thursday in Palisades about a possible pedestrian-bike path that could one day connect to Georgetown.

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.

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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.