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Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Of all the things GM has written about over the years, the topic that he is most proud about shining a light upon is the pernicious Dessert Deserts in Georgetown. These a places where you may have to walk up to two whole blocks to get to a frozen food purveyor. But what GM only recently realized is that focusing only on the availability of all frozen foods, he failed to recognize that as of right now no frozen yogurt shops exist in Georgetown.

There was a time when there were five different shops selling frozen yogurt: Ice Berry, the other Ice Berry on Wisconsin, Sweet Green, Pinkberry, and Sweet Frog. With the recent closure of Pinkberry, now all of these shops are either gone or have stopped selling frozen yogurt. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Inside the great Frida Burling’s house, which can be yours for $4 million.
• The new Sundavich is open on Grace St. now.

C & O Canal

Starting next week you can get wrapped up in two different fictional stories of Georgetown kids living in alleys.

The first is a play at the City Kids Theater (the childrens theater arm of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts) called “Cashell Alley Kids Kick it Old School”. It’s the story of a group of kids trying to pull together a history report on their neighborhood without the aid of the internet (the power went out). It was written by Raya Kenney, the young woman who is responsible for the alley being named Cashell Alley, which backs up to the Lutheran Church, where the production takes place. Continue reading →

Photo by Aimee Custis.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Some alarming sexual assaults around Georgetown recently.
• Speaking of a sex-related crime, the Peeping Rabbi lost his appeal.

3000 block of R St.

Photo by Aimee Custis.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Positive review for the BID’s summer sidewalk widening.
• Wanna learn about herb-flavored Gruit beers? Come to Pizzeria Paradiso next week.

1300 block of 35th St.

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

The Georgetowner recently passed along a report that tabulated the blocks in DC where the most parking tickets are issued. And right at number one is the 1000 block of Thomas Jefferson St. in Georgetown. This is good news.

People often lament parking tickets as some unfair punishment that has befallen them like a random lightning bolt from a clear blue sky. People also complain about how hard it is to park in Georgetown. These are not internally consistent complaints. Parking enforcement punishes people who use more of the parking resource then they are entitled too. Keeping people honest about parking meters frees up parking for others. Continue reading →

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Cool old shot of the Key Mansion.
• Nice profile on East Place.