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Where Crime Happens in Georgetown
The District of Columbia Crime Policy Institute released an fascinating map yesterday that details crime levels for each census block in the city. Above is a detail of the map showing Georgetown. The darker areas correlate to the higher crime areas.
Unsurprisingly, crime in Georgetown occurs most along the commercial corridors. One thing that immediately jumps out is that the campus of Georgetown University has the highest crime rating. But once you dig into it a little it makes sense. The black areas are blocks with 25 crimes or more per year. Since Georgetown University is once big census block, 25 crimes spread out over a large campus of several thousand for a whole year doesn’t sound so bad.
Here’s what Georgetown looks like compared to the rest of the city:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Dumbarton Oaks by l r.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Foto Week in Georgetown.
- While the return of the West End Theater is great for art film lovers, don’t forget that Georgetown still has its own art house theater: Letelier Theater on Prospect St. Catch a special showing of 1000 Suns there next Tuesday.
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Breakfast in Georgetown
Photo by Kevindem.
Yesterday Georgetowner Carol Joynt profiled a few of her favorite breakfast spots in Georgetown for the New York Social Diary. They included Four Seasons, Furins, and Baked and Wired. It got GM wondering what his favorite breakfast spots are, and where other people like to fill up. So here in no particular order are the regulars on GM’s weekend breakfast cycle:
Furin’s: GM agrees with Joynt that Furin’s is special. It’s a classic diner offering all the basic breakfast fare. They’re prices are low and their service is really quick (sometimes too quick really). They offer an even larger lunch menu, but confusingly you have to order that up on the counter. All in all, it’s a quick and simple option.
J. Paul’s: J. Paul’s has a small but hearty breakfast menu. GM recently has taken to their Hangover Hash, a heavy scoop of gravy-soaked beef on an English muffin. You can normally get a table pretty quickly, which is a nice plus.
Kafe Leopold: Great German/Austrian fare. Good coffee and chic atmosphere. GM used to go here more, but then they changed their croque monsieur so that it now has mustard, which GM can’t stand. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
GU’s Riggs Library by randomduck.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- A reader informs GM that there’s a sign outside the National Pinball Museum announcing that it will open on December 4th.
- Get free ice cream by supporting Duke Ellington School theater.
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Georgetown to Get Yet Another Circulator?
From GGW and DCist, GM learned yesterday that DDOT is considering adding several new Circulator lines. Included amongst them is a possible third route through Georgetown.
DDOT held a recent public meeting to unveil their long term plans for the Circulator. They are proposing some pretty ambitious expansions (some of which could simply be placeholders for an eventual streetcar line). Here’s a map of the corridors they identified (c/o DCist):
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The Morning Metropolitan
Key Bridge by JosephLeonardo.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Blog stops by Georgetown Spice and Tea Exchange.
- Georgetowner figures out their annual who lives here guide. GM is assuming his absence from the list is a simple oversight.
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