Photo by GeetaChurchy.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- GM admits it, he really didn’t think Hardy could get embroiled in even more controversy.
- Some great maps from DCRA show old property boundaries in Georgetown.
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Some Updates to “Aren’t They Building…”
Up above GM has a link to “Aren’t They Building…” where he lists various projects around Georgetown and when those projects might come to fruition.
GM’s got to update the list, here’s what’s new:
UGGs Store: Open
Serendipity3: Still no word around the rumor mill when it’ll open, but GM’s guess of summer 2010 was clearly off.
Madewell: Still no firm date, but again GM guessed wrong about a summer opening. Continue reading
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Photo by TedeyTan.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Their plans for buildings are running into opposition, but nobody is going to complain about Tudor Place’s plans for new trees, right?
- There’s a good chance that Georgetown will get its second Capital Bikeshare station on Wisconsin just south of the canal.
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P St. sidewalk by csuspect.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Proper Topper is moving out of its P St. location, stop by for a sale this weekend. They hope to find new digs in Georgetown, but until then stop by this weekend for a moving sale.
- It begins again.
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Standards Set for Tree Boxes Throughout Georgetown
Courtesy of GGW.
There was one more topic from Monday’s ANC meeting that GM forgot to mention in the round up the other day: tree boxes. Besty Emes of Trees for Georgetown appeared along with representatives from Casey Trees and the District Urban Forestry Administration to discuss setting design standards for tree boxes throughout Georgetown.
When tree boxes are designed well, they can be a significant factor in the survival of a tree. What is a well designed tree box? It looks like the photo above. It’s 18″ high, it allows water to flow in and out of the box, and it’s at least a foot from the edge of the curb.
The height part of that can be somewhat controversial. Monday night Tom Birch voiced skepticism with the size of the boxes. In his words, they’re “offputting.” The boxes defenders argued that while there is not a scientific certainty that 18″ is the perfect height, experience demonstrates that when the box is roughly that high, far fewer things make their way into the box. The most important things that stay out are dogs, whose “byproducts”, so to speak, are very damaging to trees (including “number one”, which many might not realize hurts trees-in fact it’s probably more harmful than “number two”). Continue reading
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DCPLF Offers Sneak Peak at New Library
Anna Velazco and Anna Fuhrman of the DC Public Library Foundation
Tuesday night, the DC Public Library Foundation, a non-profit that supports the mission of the District public libraries, opened the doors of the soon to be finished Georgetown Library to the group’s donors.
The crowd was given the chance to poke around the new space, from the funky childrens library in the basement to the Peabody collection in the third floor. (GM will have a complete set of photos of the new space for you next week).
And the new Peabody Collection and Reading Room is a fantastic new addition to the refurbished space. Occupying what once was the attic, the precious collection hosts a treasure trove of Georgetown history. Jerry McCoy, the special collections librarian in charge of the Peabody collection, has taken to calling it “Georgetown’s Attic.” Check out some of the artifacts on display Tuesday night:
An old Beall Street sign (Beall Street was renamed O St., and by the way it’s pronounced “bell”).
Clock from the old Peabody Room, frozen in time from just a few minutes after the fire started. Interesting story: had the cupola fallen to the east instead of to the west, the entire Peabody collection would have been lost. Thankfully it wasn’t, and after some high tech freezing and recovery, the vast majority of the collection survived. Continue reading
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Photo by Throughnothing.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- A look at GU construction.
- Requiem for Bartleby’s Books.
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