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1100 block of Thomas Jefferson St.

Yesterday Hyde-Addison principal, Dana Nerenberg, announced that she will be stepping down as principal after the end of this school year. She is moving to Portland to join her fiancee. Here’s the announcement:

Dear Hyde-Addison Families and Community:

Hyde-Addison is a special school that I have had the privilege of leading for the past eight years.  During this time I have had the opportunity to form relationships with your children and families, work with amazing teachers and staff, and lead the development of a learning community for children and adults.  It is with a wide range of mixed emotions that I write today to share that this year will be my last as the principal of Hyde-Addison as this summer I will be relocating to Portland, Oregon to join my fiancee.

Leaving a community and school that is so dear to me is not an easy decision, but I am confident Hyde-Addison is in a terrific place for the next leader to take the helm.  We have a truly exceptional staff; a living and rigorous curriculum; a clear vision, mission, and charge; and plenty of work to do in service of our amazing students!  I am working closely with our staff to ensure our last seven weeks of school are marvelous learning experiences for all of our students while preparing for the 2014-2015 school year with long range planning and recruitment and selection of new staff.  We are also eagerly planning for the Phase 1 Modernization of the Hyde Building which will begin on Saturday, June 21. Continue reading →

Photo by Zach Stern.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM missed this, but all GU third year students will be required to live on campus.
• GM noticed a few closings recently: Fluerir Chocolates and Juicy Couture. Sort of a bad news-good news situation.

Dumbarton Oaks

Today in Old Georgetown in Color, GM brings some color to an off-color scene: the sight of a bunch of GU students sunning themselves on the roof of Copley Hall in 1937, with one of the students flipping the bird to the camera. The photo is curtesy of GU Library and came to GM’s attention via Ghosts of DC.

According to Ghosts of DC, among those pictured include John F. Detmer (C’1938); Henry M. Leslie (C’1938); Daniel J. ‘Bud’ O’Donovan (C’1938); and Edward P. Sweeney, (C’1938). Chances are some, if not all, of these men were in uniform a few years later. Continue reading →

Photo by William Colindres.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Kitty Kelley wants to write a book on the history of Georgetown, but why does she think it’s only 12 square blocks?
• Yoga brunch?

3400 block of Whitehaven

This Saturday, the 85th annual Georgetown Garden Tour will be held. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased here or on the day of the tour at Christ Church (all proceeds benefit the Georgetown Garden Club).

This really is one of GM’s favorite events of the spring. It lets you peek behind the gates of some of the most impressive properties in the neighborhood. But GM also loves that they don’t just select the grandest gardens. Plenty of small plots find their way on to the map. And that proves that anyone can build a tour-worthy garden if they’ve got a backyard and some elbow grease.

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Photo by Vpickering.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• What you can expect if you head out to El Centro to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
• GM was seeing a lot of blocks marked off for no parking for the Correspondents Dinner last weekend. Just a reminder: you can’t block off more than a couple spaces for your party, even if you get permits. Printing off a dozen signs and plastering the whole block is illegal.

1500 block of 33rd