No rest for the weary: the ANC jumps right back into action tonight at 6:30 at Visitation. They’ll cover the possible repair of the Georgetown Theater sign, Philadelphia Pizza, and another cupcake joint, among other topics.
The Morning Metropolitan
Boatman off the Georgetown waterfront by Javier Psilocybin.
Good morning Georgetown. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Here’s the latest:
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The Post charts an afternoon in Dumbarton Oaks.
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Stuck in town, the Georgetown Voice gets a visit from the ghost of Georgetown Thanksgiving past.
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The Wall Street Journal drops Cannon’s name.
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Hurt House Meeting Announced
The Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development announced a community meeting for December 1st at 7:00 to discuss the planned development of the historic Hurt Home at 3050 R St.
The best part of the meeting? Attend it and you get a rare chance to see the inside of the Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel:
Check out some photos from inside after the jump: Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
M St. Buildings by Jim Malone.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Last Saturday, a mugger held up a pedestrian on the 3200 block of Reservoir. When he walked away with the victim’s wallet, the victim started to call the cops. The mugger saw this and ran back and stole the phone too and got away. Cheers to the victim for making an effort to call the cops as soon as possible. While it didn’t turn out as planned, GM thinks you’re awfully courageous.
- DCist stops by for some hearty snacks at the Tombs.
- Georgetown Voice digs into the Party Patrol.
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ANC Preview
While your belt may still be a few notches too tight from Thanksgiving, the ANC will still be back and open for business next Monday night. The agenda was released yesterday, and while it’s not quite the cornucopia that last month’s was, it’s still got some interesting topics.
Georgetown Theater Sign
Apparently there is an application pending with the Old Georgetown Board regarding the, well, old Georgetown Theater neon sign. Hopefully it means that the owners, the Heon family, are planning on restoring the iconic sign to its former glory. As reported here, the building was put up for sale this summer. GM wonders where this application fits into that plan. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Blue Alley by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Peggy Cooper Cafritz’s temporary apartment in Georgetown suffered a small fire. She’s staying there as she recovers from her mansion burning down in July.
- Demolition is moving swiftly on the old French Connection building. The Apple Store is scheduled to be open next March.
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Why Not: Build More Bike Lanes?
Photo by Elly Blue.
As part of an occasional series, GM asks “Why Not?“. Today he asks: why not build some bike lanes in Georgetown?
For those not familiar with them, bike lanes are special lanes painted on roads the designate a space on the road just for bikes. In DC they generally take the space between the travel lane and the parking lane. Compliance with the lanes is spotty. And there is a passionate debate among bikers as to whether bike lanes are even better for bikers in the first place, although one study suggests that at the very least bike lanes encourage more biking.
As part of its Bicycle Master Plan, the city hopes to build 50 miles of bike lanes across the city by 2010, and 100 by 2015. As of this summer, they had already reached somewhere around 37 miles, so these goals seem obtainable. But what about Georgetown?
As reported here, the city is planning to build two bike lanes in Georgetown: on 34th and 33rd 35th. In fact, these lanes are currently being painted and should be ready within weeks. But these lanes are north-south and do not do much to tie Georgetown in with the rest of the city’s bike network. Why not build east-west routes that connect Georgetown to that network?
But what are the candidates?
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