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3000 block of P St.

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And every person who completes the survey is entered to win up to $500 cash. So do your part and possibly get paid by visiting www.gucommutesurvey.com!

Photo by Adrian Hu.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Peabody Room back open!
• Thieves made off with the Verizon wires from the back of Scheele’s earlier this week. Copper theft is suspected.

1200 block of 31st St.

It was just last Saturday when the Volta Pl. community gathered to unveil the newly named Cashell Alley. But we know that when it comes to locations, nothing is truly official until the great Google in the Cloud deems it so.

And so it is with pleasure that GM announces that this final hurdle has been cleared:

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Photo by Jason Vines.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• CM Evans introduces legislation to rename the Rose Park tennis courts after the Peters Sisters.
• Georgetown House Tour next week.

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