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The Georgetowner newspaper published an interesting article this week on the rise of young families in Georgetown. One facet the article touches on, but doesn’t really dive into, is the question of just how many kids there are, and how has it changed recently.

The Census Bureau can put some more meat on the bones. GM looked at the population numbers for Georgetown for 2000, 2010 and 2015. (In this case, Georgetown is Census Tracts 1.00 and 2.02, which is Georgetown minus the Georgetown University campus). Continue reading →

Photo by Paul Goddin.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Blue Bottle coffee set to open next month near the Dean and Deluca.
• Prospect St. residents complain of risk of cliff collapse if Exxon redevelopement goes forward.

Rock Creek

Photo by Anthony Gonzales Reyes.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• More on the search for tenants for the Prospect St. development.
• Public meeting coming up on how to re-envision the C&O Canal.

Rock Creek

GM found this video tour of some of Georgetown’s famed sneaker shops (you probably want to skip the last two minutes). If you’re like GM, you don’t know too much about this style, but these are seriously popular stores! Hence the occasionally long lines outside. GM thinks it’s great that they’re are quality shops like these still in the neighborhood that appeal to a wider demographic than the typical clothing shops we’ve got on M St.

But holy crap, were those sneakers at the 5:30 mark really over $1,000?! Damn.

Photo by Anthony Gonzales Reyes.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• More on Phil Mendelson’s move to kill the streetcar.
• Fox 5 DC will be at the waterfront today. Maybe stop by and tell them that they should be ashamed to work for a news organization that parades out fake conspiracy theories and refuses to apologize when they’re called out for their manipulative lies.

3000 block of K St.

Photo by Jgregor

It’s that time again, and GM will today provide (and slightly update) his annual Intern’s Guide to Georgetown:

As year-round Washingtonians know, it’s that time of year again. Eager young interns have arrived in earnest droves to fill those couple inches on their resumes between their GPAs and their “other interests”. Many of these interns will be drawn to live and/or play in Georgetown. GM publishes the below crash course for interns each year:

To Live:

There’s a movement to pay interns more, in order to allow a wider swath of the population to participate in career enhancing experiences. But that said, if you’re an intern you’re still probably living on little to no pay. Can you afford to live in Georgetown? Maybe. But you’ll have to look hard. You’re young, so you probably can’t even remember a time before Craigslist, so no need mention that. But there are other places to look too. The City Paper still has decent listings, but for the short term rentals that you’re probably looking for you may try off campus housing listings like you’ll find here. Good luck.

To Eat:

The Safeway should be on your weekly checklist. You can load up on groceries without going totally broke. For some variety, go to the Whole Foods up in Glover Park sometimes (the Whole Foods is indefinitely closed), or the Trader Joe’s in the West End. Or you could sign up for Car2Go and head out to Costco at Pentagon City to really make your dollar go far.

Or you could eat Chipotle every night. It’s up to you. (Although, really, GM wouldn’t recommend it.)

Restaurants in Georgetown get a bad wrap. But there are plenty of relatively cheap options for a weekly night out. Here are some of GM’s old reliable options:

• Mexican – Los Cuates
• BBQ – Old Glory
• Pizza – Pizzeria Paradiso
• Spanish – Bodega
• Korean – Zannchi

When your parents come to visit and are paying the bill, make a reservation at Chez Billy Sud or, if you’re a traditionalist, 1789.
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Photo by Anthony Gonzales Reyes.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Long and Foster’s building was sold, but the broker is expected to stay, for now at least.
• Chairman Mendelson is killing the the plans to build a cross-town streetcar.