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The French Market returns this weekend to Book Hill. The festivities start Friday and they run all the way till Sunday. Friday and Saturday, it is from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sunday it’s noon to 5:00.

This is always a great opportunity for huge crowds to descend on Book Hill, with stores from Q to Reservoir out showing their wares on the sidewalk. Like the past several years, this will also be a great example of temporary sidewalk widening, as the parking lane is shut down.
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Photo by BKL Art.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Outdoor movie fest in the park schedule announced.
• Sneak peak of the Georgetown House Tour.

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ANC2 will be meeting for its May session next Monday, which is still April. Given the way winter slouched around well into April, it’s somewhat appropriate that we’ll still be in April when we’re supposed to be in May. (For the curious: the ANC schedules its monthly meetings to align with the Old Georgetown Board, which meets the first Thursday of every month. That often puts the ANC into the previous month.)

Nothing jumps out at GM especially in the agenda, but here are a couple interesting topics:

• The BID will present its proposals for its “gateways” project, which is meant to increase the sense of arrival for visitors coming to Georgetown
• A raze application has been applied for in connection with the redevelopment of the Key Bridge Exxon
• The lame Capital One Cafe will be presenting for their application for zoning relief

Here’s the full agenda:

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E
3265 S Street, NW • Washington, DC 20007
(202) 724-7098 • anc2e@dc.gov • http://www.anc2e.com
ANC 2E Public Meeting
Monday, April 30th, 2018

at 6:30 p.m.

We will be meeting this month at the Georgetown Visitation School, 35th Street and
Volta Place NW, first building on left by gatehouse, in the Heritage Room on the 2nd floor.

Approval of the Agenda
• Approval of the ANC’s April 30th, 2018 Meeting Agenda
• Approval of the ANC’s April 2nd, 2018 Meeting Minutes
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Photo by Nick K.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Raze application applied for for the Key Bridge Exxon.
• How the Dumbarton Oaks squirrels fit in with other artistic squirrels.

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This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM is exploring a shot from the eastern end of M St. (M and 31st). And there’s lots of great views of the old shops and restaurants that were here.

As for time, the DDOT library where it’s from doesn’t indicate what year it is. It’s really blurry, but GM thinks the plate from that van on the right says some year in the 1960s, and GM thinks it’s probably 1960:

The car in the center of the photo with the funky taillights is a late 1950’s Plymouth Fury. GM doesn’t see any other cars that he can identify, so lets say it’s probably very early 1960s.

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• An analysis of the completely unnecessary Chase bank expansion into DC, which will take out an incredibly valuable retail space from any worthwhile use.
• Are you thrilled for the upcoming royal wedding? Well the Four Seasons has you covered. Also, turn in your citizenship you Benedict Arnold; you’re making little baby George Washington cry.

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Photo by Leslie Current.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Meet one of the tattoo artists of Jinx Proof.
• Saturday community clean-up at Montrose Park, come on out.