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Want free room and board in Switzerland for a week this summer? If so, then check out this interesting offer that was published on the Georgetown listserv recently:
A family from Zurich, Switzerland, is looking for a house swap this summer so their children can attend the Arena Stage summer camp at Georgetown Visitation July 21-Aug. 3. You can view their property at
http://www.homeexchange. com. You might need to register, but there is no charge. Type the number 376063 in the search box. Peter, who tells me he is originally from the D.C. area, can be contacted at HouseswapZH@ gmail.com.
You can see details of the property here. It’s an interesting way to save on a European trip (one square in the middle of the time when it is awful to be in DC).
You’d have to trust your house to a stranger. But they’d be trusting their place to you. And remember, they’re Swiss. So they’ll probably leave your house neater than how they found it.
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest (today’s theme is Housing Complex):
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
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As reported in the Washington Post, WMATA leadership is recommiting to the concept of constructing a new Potomac river crossing between Rosslyn and Georgetown.
This is a topic GM has discussed previously. In short, the construction of the Silver line out to Dulles and beyond will eventually put too much pressure on the tunnel between Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom. As ridership increases, Metro will have to come up with a new way to get Virginia riders across the Potomac. Short term solutions involve sending more Blue line trains over the 14th St. bridge, but ultimately a more radical solution will be necessary.
The solution Metro has floated multiple times before involve the construction of a new tunnel between Rosslyn and Georgetown, with the tracks continuing under M St. heading eastward through downtown. Most plans called for the Blue line to take this new route (otherwise known as the “separated Blue line”). But some proposals involve the Orange or Silver lines taking it instead. Continue reading
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In blog-years, the Georgetown Metropolitan is getting up there. It’s so old that its staff of one completely forgot to celebrate its fourth birthday last December.
Yes, on December 13, 2008, the Georgetown Metropolitan was revived from 171 years of dormancy with its first (modern) post.
Four years and 2,854 articles later, the Georgetown Metropolitan is still going, shocking nobody more than GM himself.
GM always likes to take this opportunity to review what articles from the past year got the most attention. So here goes:
#5 – GU Mulls Moving Medical Campus
GM had heard rumors that GU was considering moving its hospital and medical school off the main campus. But a series of articles from WBJ and Washington Post seemed to confirm it. So he added his two cents.
Shortly after publishing it, GM received a forceful denial from a Medstar rep. But GM is still confident in his reporting: GU is in early planning stages to move the hospital and medical school. It’ll take time, but it is a goal of the school’s long range planners.
#4 – Waterfront Begins Construction on Largest Outdoor Rink in DC
How great of an addition is the new ice rink down by the harbor? As a new parent himself, GM is thrilled to see more young family options like this open up in Georgetown (hopefully the bowling alley will also serve this group well). Continue reading
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