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Pomander Place

The ANC will meet for its October session next Monday night at 6:30 at Visitation. There’s nothing particularly eye catching in the agenda, but there is one item worth mentioning.

Throughout Georgetown there are a handful of “Friends of” groups, including Friends of Rose Park, Friends of Montrose Park, Friends of Volta Park (disclosure, GM is on the board of that one), Friends of the Georgetown Waterfront Park, and so on. An effort led by ANC Commissioner Joe Gibbons is underway to get these groups together in a an informal way to coordinate efforts and share best practices. Each park has its own challenges and advantages, so sharing knowledge across groups should aid all of them. Continue reading →

Photo by Jpeligen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• When the Georgetown waterfront was on fire in 1936.
• No article mentioning it anywhere, but the Commission of Fine Arts approved the latest design for the West Heating Plant last week.

1000 block of 34th St.

As reported in the Current last week, the DC Department of Transportation has decided to keep the Wisconsin Ave. leg of the Georgetown-to-Union Station Circulator route. The agency had proposed cutting the service in order to improve the route’s total performance. Several community groups opposed the change, and DDOT acknowledged that that had a lot to do with their decision.

This is the second time Georgetown has successfully fought to preserve this service from DDOT’s threatened closure. Way back in 2009 DDOT first proposed ending the leg up Wisconsin Ave. A coalition of community groups and elected officials helped convince the city to not make the change.

But DDOT has never really changed its position on the Wisconsin Ave. leg. And it hasn’t with this most recent backtracking. It still doesn’t think the ridership up Wisconsin Ave. justifies the route. But it knows when to give in to political pressure. Continue reading →

Photos by Jerrald Bennett.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Graffiti opposes gentrification…in Georgetown. (Which definitely happened! It’s just that it was about 70 years ago.)
• Former Fiola Mare general manager moves to Bourbon Steak.

1500 block of 31st St.

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Anti-Semitic graffiti found at GU.
• Not sorry to hear this: Foot Action pulls out of plan to lease Georgetown theater space.

Potomac River

According to a reliable tip, a new bicycling clothing store is coming to 3025 M St. (which formerly held the American Apparel store). The store, Rapha, specializes in clothing and accessories for road bicyclists (i.e. bibs, biker shorts, cold and wet weather gear, etc.)

The London-based company has only a handful of American stores so far. So DC is somewhat lucky to be added, although the bicycling scene here certainly justifies it. Continue reading →