The Georgetown Metropolitan

3200 block of O St.

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Well DC only took a small part of GM’s advice on Election Day (yay Elissa Silverman!) but how did Georgetown vote?

Mayor: David Catania

The city didn’t agree with GM, but Georgetown did. It went for Catania 53% versus 36% for Bowser (which is almost the exact reverse of how the citywide results stacked up). Carol Schwartz picked up 6%.

At Large Councilmember: Anita Bonds and Elissa Silverman

Hey, Georgetown agreed with GM here too! Bonds, the only (identified) Democrat took 17% of Georgetown’s vote, but Silverman rode that GM bump to 14% of the vote. The next closest vote getter was Marc Morgan, the Republican, with 10%, because yeah, we’ve got just about the only Republicans in the city living here. Continue reading →

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• History of the one wood Queen Anne Victorian in Georgetown.
• “Washington Marriott Georgetown” is not in Georgetown.

1500 block of 33rd St.

Tonight the Citizens Association of Georgetown is hosting a fantastic evening talk with Eastbanc president, Anthony Lanier, and his former employee, BID President Joe Sternlieb. They will be speaking on the status of commercial development in Georgetown. How’d we get here? Where are we going? Why can’t we get a hardware store, etc.?

The last time Lanier spoke for CAG, it was a packed house. He spoke at length about his past, how his vision came about, and what he’d like to see in the future for Georgetown. The crowd ate it up. Continue reading →

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM wrote this update before the election results were in. So YAY WE DID IT!!!/Oh Well, we gave it a good fight.
• BID-initiated non-profit moving ahead with plans to acquire a new canal boat.

3100 block of P St.

It’s that time of year again, when people start to wonder what the hell are those giant grain brain-shaped fruit around Georgetown. As in past years, GM is ready with the answer, as reprinted below:

This time a year, if you wonder around Montrose or Volta Parks you’re bound to find on the ground weird softball-sized green fruit like the one above. People are often so struck by the sight of the fruit, they pick up one or two of them and bring them home. But what are they, you ask?

Despite their green color, they’re oranges. Osage oranges, to be specific. They are grown by Osage trees, which line the Parrot rope walk. These trees are prevalent in the Great Plains states, where they are often planted along hedgerows. Traditionally, the pliable but strong nature of this tree’s wood made it valuable for fence posts and archery bows. Continue reading →

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GO VOTE! And strongly consider giving your vote to David Catania, Elissa Silverman, Tim Krepp and Paul Zuckerberg.
• Dog Tag Bakery is supposed to open today. It’s a great cause, check it out!

1500 block of 33rd St.