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Dumbarton Oaks

This election day, there will be few competitive races on your ballot. The Ward 2 seat isn’t up. The mayor is running practically unopposed. And the only federal seat we can vote for, the DC Delegate, is also basically a one horse race. But there is at least one race that is genuinely competitive, and one where there is a clear choice between the respective candidates: the At Large council seat.

This fall, DC will choose two At Large councilmembers. The first will certainly go to the only Democrat in the race, Anita Bonds. But every voter gets two votes for this position and the second seat has to go to a non-Democrat. And the clear choice for that spot is the incumbent, Elissa Silverman.

Four years ago, Silverman successfully ran to take over David Catania’s vacated seat. She brought a hefty resume to bear on the job. She previously worked as a journalist for the Washington Post and served as the fourth Loose Lips columnist for the Washington City Paper from 2002 to 2004. After leaving journalism, she went to work for the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, a locally focused progressive think tank. She has made the governance of DC and the myriad issues it faces the core of her entire career. Continue reading →

Photo by Andrew Griffith.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Prospect St. residents trying to have the Exorcist Steps landmarked, most likely in order to block construction of a condo.
• Police investigating a hit-and-run driver who injured several GU med students.

Montrose Park

A major change is coming to Wisconsin Ave. Actually it’s a Major change, which is pretty minor really. Specifically, Major, the stylish sneaker store at 1428 Wisconsin Ave., is moving up the block to 1415 Wisconsin Ave.

GM had heard that it was a sneaker store already on Wisconsin that was going to take over the space formerly occupied by Appalachian Spring. But he didn’t know which one. A permit on the window settles it. The permit was issued to Duk-Ki Yu, the owner of Major. Continue reading →

Photo by Wayne Hsieh.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Canal lock finally being installed at Lock 3, which has been a major construction zone for a long time now (which really gives you a new found respect for the original construction crews.)
• The Apple Store had a visitor.

Potomac River

Photo by Wayne Hsleh.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The new Café Georgetown is opening on the 20th. It’s in a rowhouse just of Wisconsin on N St.
• A little more info on the newly opened Reverie.

1500 block of 33rd St.

A lot of people know that Dumbarton Oaks is beautiful in the spring. But GM likes to issue this annual reminder that it’s also quite lovely in the fall:

Dumbarton Oaks is well known for its spring displays of incredible seasonal bounties. But people often overlook how spectacular the acres of gardens are in the fall. Hurry up and catch it now before it’s gone.

But here’s just a taste. The wildflowers of the Herbaceous Border are breathtaking:

The rest of the garden is at that magical moment when the gardeners loosen their grips and the plants give off one more explosion before the winter:

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