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It’s that time of year again, when people start to wonder what the hell are those giant grain brain-shaped fruit around Georgetown. As in past years, GM is ready with the answer, as reprinted below:

This time a year, if you wonder around Montrose or Volta Parks you’re bound to find on the ground weird softball-sized green fruit like the one above. People are often so struck by the sight of the fruit, they pick up one or two of them and bring them home. But what are they, you ask?

Despite their green color, they’re oranges. Osage oranges, to be specific. They are grown by Osage trees, which line the Parrot rope walk. These trees are prevalent in the Great Plains states, where they are often planted along hedgerows. Traditionally, the pliable but strong nature of this tree’s wood made it valuable for fence posts and archery bows. Continue reading →

Photo by Andrew Griffith.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• In the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings, Citypaper suggests re-reading its 2007 article on a similar culture that existed then in Georgetown.
• Georgetowners upset about possible gas leak.

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This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM returns to the fabulous B & O Railroad archive maintained by Ben Sullivan. This particular shot demonstrates again the imposing scene that was once quite regular on K St. Continue reading →

Photo by Angela N.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM will get around to writing about this more at some point, but it should be said that while nimbyism isn’t the real reason that Georgetown didn’t get a Metro stop, the nimbys were happy to take credit for it.
• Honestly, that’s all GM can find. It is literally impossible to find news about Georgetown right now due to the Georgetown Prep issue.

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If you’re a chef and want to finally know the secret behind Washington Post’s food critic Tom Sietsema’s, um, face. Then you need to come to the next Q and A Cafe on FRiday October 12th at 12:00 pm.

Sietsema is a critic the zealously keeps his face out of the media. This is so he can eat at restaurants without the staff knowing that he is there to judge them (and thus get a fair read). A younger generation of restaurant critics don’t follow this rule, but Sietsema still sticks to it.

But will he reveal his face at the Q & A Cafe on the hopes that no chefs or restauranteurs are there? Only one way to find out! (But, yeah, he’ll probably wear a mask or something, which will also be entertaining in its own right.) Continue reading →

Photo by Redge.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• AOL executive selling fancy P St. manse.
• Sweet Green’s Tavern is open now.

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The ANC meets for its October meeting next week. There’s not really a theme, or anything. But it’s now officially fall, in both date and weather. So maybe buy some pumpkin spiced crap and show up in a sweater?

There are only a couple items that might be of wider interest on the agenda. One is the small cell tower plan for 5G. This next telecom wave is apparently a lot faster than 4g, but requires a ton more cell towers. This will mean oddly shaped antennae  on streetlights around Georgetown. How they ultimately look and how many is still yet to be determined. The ANC will be discussing and possibly weighing in next week. Continue reading →