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Apparently Someone Will Pay $1 Million for a Murder Scene
In July GM wondered whether anyone would be willing to pay $1 million for the home that Viola Drath was murdered in.
The answer has come: Yes.
In fact, not only will someone pay $1 million for it, they’ll pay $1,235,000 for it. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Elvert Barnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- GM loves watching successive new Hoya journalists learn about the OGB. (Seriously he does. Some of the Georgetown Voice writers who were covering the beat when GM started this up years ago have moved on to stellar jobs at places like the New Republic and The Washington Post. GM thinks about that sometimes when he finds himself still covering that same old beat…)
- Jamie Stachowski is awesome and we’re lucky to have him.
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Dolcezza Georgetown Location to Close?
Photo by WCP.
Dolcezza, long ranked among the best gelato shop in DC, was founded in Georgetown in 2003. But it may soon be leaving the neighborhood.
The uncertainty is from what it otherwise great news: Dolcezza is moving its production facilities from the basement of its Georgetown store to Union Market, the trendy new market in Ward 5. According to Eater DC:
A gelato tasting room, a coffee lab and a bar will all be a part of the gelato factory that Dolcezza is building near Union Market at 550 Penn St. NE….The 4,000 square foot warehouse (it used to be a wholesale flower market) will be the new home base for the D.C. company, which has been expanding throughout the area. The tasting room’s bar will seat 20 people, and tastings will be available between noon and 7 p.m. each day — customers will get the chance to sample gelato flavors as Dolcezza is trying them out.
This is great to see a home grown Georgetown store grow and succeed like this. But what will happen to the original location? Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Elvert Barnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- El Centro set to open this Friday.
- Speaking of openings, Gypsy Sally’s opening night is next Thursday.
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ANC Round Up: Ginkgo Love/Hate Edition
Last night, ANC2E met for its September session. As is the normal case after the August layoff, there were a lot of interesting topics discussed.
A Ginkgo By Any Other Name Would Still Smell the Same (Awful, That Is)
Almost two years ago, GM moved from R St. across from Montrose Park to 33rd St. Leaving the immediate confines of Montrose Park was a bit of a bummer; but what was not a bummer at all was getting away from the dreadful hive of Ginkgoes that populate that part of Georgetown.
GM’s prior commissioner and Cambridge St. resident, Charlie Eason, took the time to inform the crowd that you can get away from the Ginkgoes without having to move! The city runs a program where a block of residents can petition the Urban Foresty Administration to cut down one female Ginkgo on the block (males don’t produce the smelly fruit). If over 60% of the homeowners (not renters, apparently) sign a petition to take down a tree, the city will consider the application. The ANC then has 60 days to weigh in.
Eason said you either hate Ginkgoes or you love them. Or as GM would say: you either hate them or you should see an ENT doc about your failing sense of smell. (Yes, yes: the fall foliage is fantastic. But male Ginkgoes are just as nice.)
Harbor Police =/= Ordinary MPD
Lieutenant Hedgecock was on hand to discuss crime and safety issues. He started his presentation by making it clear that that idiot down at the waterfront was part of a totally different department of the Metropolitan Police.
Joking aside, he turned to the problem of burglaries that has plagued Georgetown this summer. The spike has mostly involved garages, which are often left unlocked or just plain open during the day. Hedgecock stated that the primary items stolen have been bikes. So make sure to lock up your garage, even during the day!
Finally, in response to a question from Commissioner Starrels, Hedgecock reiterated that if you need to reach the police call 911. Get over the taboo. It does not need to be an emergency. There is no non-emergency number to call. If they can’t address your problem they’ll redirect you, they won’t yell at you. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Elvert Barnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Rose Park playgrounds will be canal-themed.
- New water taxi – Mostly just connecting Georgetown with National Harbor.
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