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ANC Preview: Judge For Yourself Edition
After GM had his say yesterday on the ANC, you can come next ANC meeting next Monday and see the ANC in action for yourself.
So what’s on tap? Unfortunately, not much. Five of the eight Old Georgetown Board items are residential, which can lead to heated discussions, but are rarely newsworthy. A good way to think of them is to view them as learning experiences as either how to or, more often, how not to go about doing home renovations.
As for the commercial matters, one thing jumps out to GM: Billy Reid, a high end clothing store, is moving into the space recently vacated by Riccardi at 3213 M St.
Another item GM noticed is that the new Thunder Grill, which installed a huge and ugly awning without any approvals, is getting reviewed by the Old Georgetown Board, but the ANC put it on the no-review calendar (they do that when they trust the OGB to make the aesthetic call). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
M St. by Geetarchurchy.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Zombies invade Georgetown.
- Fancy Italian kitchenware store Alessi coming to Cady’s Alley.
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It’s Not Like You Have a Choice Anyway, But…
Next week is the general election, and Georgetown will go to the polls and decide who will serve on the ANC. The thing is, of course, that Georgetown doesn’t really have a choice in the matter. None of the seven seats are contested (although each has a candidate, which is more than can be said for some seats across town).
But notwithstanding the lack of a genuine competition, GM thinks an election is a good time to become more acquainted with your elected officials. So today he’s going to give his “endorsements” despite the meaninglessness thereof.
First up: SMD 2- Ron Lewis
Ron has been representing SMD 2 since 2006. He served as chair of the commission this past term. He also serves on the transportation subcommittee.
Ron’s a great asset to the ANC. He runs the meetings efficiently and fairly, without allowing too many distractions slow down the meetings. He is a consensus builder. Best of all, from GM’s perspective, Ron is a forward thinker on transportation issues. While Ron is not ready to accept all of GM’s uber-urbanist suggestions, for a Georgetown ANC rep he is very enlightened.
On the downside, Ron’s wife is on the Old Georgetown Board, so he has to recuse himself from most of the OGB discussions. This takes away one opinion from the discussion, although in the interest of shorter meetings that’s arguably a pro. Also, while Ron is a progressive thinker on a lot of transportation issues, GM thinks he’s a little to gun-shy about shutting down streets for events. Also, he rightly took some heat from GU students for pushing a re-route of the GUTS bus which increases the length of the ride significantly. That was the wrong decision in GM’s opinion.
All in all, while he’s not GM’s rep, GM would be happy to vote for Ron if he could. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Georgetown Library by Cleita.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- More details on the Georgetown Drug Lab case.
- Final Georgetown (for now) Capital Bikeshare station opened by GU’s gates yesterday.
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Thirty Years Ago GU Students Were Just As Good At Ruining Their Lives
The police arrived before the sun was fully up. They took several Georgetown University students under custody on drug related charges. The campus was shocked to hear the news. By noon it was clear the arrested students’ lives were changed forever.
This could describe what happened last Saturday, but in this case GM is talking about slightly earlier events. Thirty years earlier.
At 4:30 AM April 30, 1980, the police raided a home at 1401 Foxhall Rd., which housed a group of Georgetown students. Along with other raids, the cops arrested 8 GU students and 10 other individuals for the sale of cocaine and LSD. Along with the arrests they seized a pound and a half of cocaine and 30 tabs of LSD. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Serge Melki.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Drug lab found in GU dorm Saturday morning.
- GM heard a rumor that the building’s fire alarm system didn’t work and campus police had to go door to door waking students up and telling them to get out. If true, that sounds like something the university ought to follow up on.
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