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3200 block of Volta Pl.

GM spent much of last weekend strolling through the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks and Tudor Place. Despite having done so a million times before, GM finds it impossible not to take a dozens of photos. Enjoy:

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Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Starry, starry Georgetown.
• Key Bridge Boathouse open for the season.

Dumbarton Oaks

Saturday night a new alley was born in Georgetown: Cashell Alley.

As you may remember, last year an impressive young Georgetowner, Raya Kenney, decided that the alley behind her house (and GM’s) needed a name. Displaying a maturity beyond her years, she took this small idea and ran with it. She worked with the Peabody Room at the Georgetown Library and the Historical Preservation Office of the DC government to identify a proper name: Cashell Alley. Continue reading →

Photo by Rene Leubert.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• How about that weekend? GM will post the millions of photos he took later this week.
• Nobody camping out for the Apple Watch.

3200 block of P ST.

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Washington City Paper released its annual Best Of issue this week. And for only the second time since the category was created, Baked and Wired has dethroned Georgetown Cupcake in the reader’s poll for the city’s best cupcake.

The Citypaper only started polling reader’s on their favorite cupcake shops in 2009, when the trend first started to explode in DC. Georgetown Cupcake-barely a year old, still at its humble Potomac St. location, and not yet the subject of a t.v. show-took the crown. Coming in second and third was Red Velvet and Cakelove, respectively.

In 2010, Georgetown Cupcake held on to the crown, and Baked and Wired made its first appearance on the list at second place.

Baked and Wired nicked the title from Georgetown Cupcake in 2011, but Georgetown Cupcake has won every year since. Continue reading →

Photo by Skye Harmony.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Looks like this is just one of those days without any news for Georgetown. In the absence of that, here’s some advice from GM for what to do this weekend: Dumbarton Oaks (specifically the cherry tree grove at the north side of the property) and Tudor Place (particularly the saucer magnolia grove). Enjoy!

1500 block of 33rd St.