Mt. Zion Cemetery by ElvertBarnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Thunder Burger chef lists his favorite eats.
- Farmers and Fishers may not open until next spring at the earliest.
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Loews Georgetown to Add IMAX
Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
GM learned the other day that Loews Georgetown is going to add IMAX capabilities. In case it’s been a while since you’ve visited an aquarium or science museum: IMAX is a special type of film where the frame size is significantly larger than the standard film. Traditional movies are filmed and projected with 35mm film; IMAX uses 77mm film. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s really significant.
Normally IMAX theaters are laid out quite differently than a normal theater. They have much bigger screens and the seats are on a steep grade, like the upper deck of a baseball stadium. GM’s not sure if the changes at the Georgetown theater will require dramatic construction. Continue reading
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Photo by Carol Joynt.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- A lot of the “date rape” drug was just delivered to the name and address of an ex-Georgetown student. Frequently fake names are used by drug smugglers to avoid the cops.
- On a cheerier note: Don’t forget the massive water balloon fight at the waterfront on Sunday!
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We’re Gonna Need Some Dentists
According to Google, there’s not a single dentist’s office in Georgetown. This might need to change. Why? Because Georgetown is becoming one giant purveyor of sweets.
GM has noted in the past that once the second IceBerry opens up on Wisconsin, the only dessert desert will be filled in. When you’re anywhere on Wisconsin or M, you’ll be no more than a block and a half away from ice cream. Continue reading
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Photo of the Georgetown Library by Melystu.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Nice review of new Book Hill antique store Comer and Co.
- Georgetown Village hits its goal of at least 100 members.
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ANC Redistricting Ahead?
In April, GM forecasted the possible changes to the ANC boundaries that could come as a result of the redistricting process now underway. Well, yesterday the Subcommittee on Redistricting issued guidelines for ANC and SMD redistricting that put more meat on the bones and can start to color in what changes Georgetown could see.
According to the guidelines, each SMD (that’s single member district, or practically speaking the district of each commissioner) ideally must contain 2,000 residents. The SMDs can vary from this ideal measure by 100 residents in either direction. So in other words, each SMD must have between 1,900 and 2,100 residents.
By GM’s calculations, after the last Census, the SMD populations stack up like this:
- SMD 1 – 2449
- SMD 2 – 1919
- SMD 3 – 2037
- SMD 4 – 3102
- SMD 5 – 2529
- SMD 6 – 2308
- SMD 7 – 2122
Note, SMDs 3 and 1 include several GU dorms, but there is no Census data broken out by dorm. So GM used the dorms’ capacities, which is actually how they did in ten years ago. Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Last week GM discussed how some long term Metro planning could affect Georgetown, here’s how that would fit in the overall planning.
- Campus plan hearings on recess till November.
- Class action refiled due to waterfront flooding.
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