GM’s heading out to the beach tomorrow, and he’s got to take care of packing instead of writing articles. So this is it for the week.
Check back next week, GM will run his Georgetown in Motion series again. They’re fun! Here’s a preview:
Tree in Trouble? Call 311
About three weeks ago, GM started to notice that the leaves at the top of the great tall sugar maple outside his home started to change. Late July is way too early for that. GM thoughts immediately went to the worst case scenario: maple decline.
It’s not overstating it to say that GM took this news only slightly less hard than if he learned a family member was sick. The tree provides beautiful dappled shade all summer long and cools the whole front of GM’s house.
Resolving to at least try to do something, GM reached out to Betsy Emes of Trees for Georgetown. Emes told him the best thing is to call 311 (or better yet, do it online) and request a tree pruning. She also instructed GM to specifically mention Trees For Georgetown. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Greg Wass.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Here’s a photo of the new Vietnamese place that is replacing Book Hill Bistro. (Ok it’s just the outside, but whatever).
- M St. bike lane now delayed till October.
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Pool Season Over Soon
Photo courtesy of Shorpy.
Despite how overcast it’s been recently, yesterday turned out to be a great day to hang out at the pool. GM hopes you took advantage, because there’s only a couple more weeks left in the public pool season. But with your help, we can make it last a bit longer.
Georgetown’s two public pools, Volta Park pool and Jelleff pool, are scheduled to close for the season August 25th. August 26th is the first day of public school, so that is the traditional time the pools close, despite the fact that it’s still pool weather.h Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Greg Wass.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Those partially collapsed buildings at Wisconsin and O are finally being reconstructed.
- Sweet Frog froyo shop appears to be finally moving forward.
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How Some Beatniks Inspired Clyde’s
In honor of Clyde’s 50th anniversary, GM is re-running this article he wrote several years ago about a cool little community that once existed on 31st St. It was at this location that Stewart Davison, founder of Clyde’s, came across a New Yorker magazine cover that inspired the design of the restaurant. That cover can still be seen framed on the wall at Clyde’s.
Think Georgetown in the 1950’s and 60’s and most people think of JFK and socialite doyennes. Almost totally forgotten from those days in Georgetown is a coffeehouse and a community of beatniks and free-spirits once located in a small courtyard off 31st st. Nowadays it’s the office complex called Hamilton Court at 1232 31st. St. Find out the wine-soaked pot-scented history of this perfectly ordinary looking office complex after the jump:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Joe in DC.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Clyde’s turns 50 today.
- Rose Park: matchmaker.
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