If there’s one thing people (both resident and visitor alike) complain most about Georgetown, it’s parking. Residents can’t reliably park close to their homes and visitors circle blocks over and over looking for a spot to leave their car for a few hours as they eat or shop. It seems like a perpetual problem without a solution. But there is a solution for residential street parking near entertainment districts: here in DC we call it “performance parking” and it’s an effective means by which scarce parking spaces can be efficiently allocated while simultaneously giving preferences to residents. Read more about how this program already works over by Nationals Park and how it could work here after the jump:
MPD Daily Crime Summaries Replaced With Less Informative Map Feed
As described here, MPD temporarily resumed the daily crime summaries for the neighborhood and district listservs following complaints about the crime map replacements. The operative word there was “temporarily”. Those who follow the MPD2D listserv may have noticed recently that the crime summaries changed format dramatically. Find out how the new reports stack up to the old ones after the jump:
Bank Shot: Should You Keep it Local?
If you’re like GM, you’ve got an account at Chevy Chase Bank. At least for now. As you probably know, Chevy Chase Bank is soon going to go the way of Riggs and other Washington area community banks. It will be acquired by Capital One (yes, the “what’s in your wallet” Capital One). So are you going to leave your money with the national chain or are you thinking about keeping it local?
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Georgetown’s Lost Beatnik Past
Think Georgetown in the 1950’s and 60’s and most people think of JFK and socialite doyennes. Almost totally forgotten from those days in Georgetown is a coffeehouse and a community of beatniks and free-spirits once located in a small courtyard off 31st st. Nowadays it’s the office complex called Hamilton Court at 1232 31st. St. Find out the wine-soaked pot-scented history of this perfectly ordinary looking office complex after the jump:
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Scheele’s Crusade Featured on NBC4
Notwithstanding GM’s ideas on easements and such, he still believes a better outcome for Scheele’s is for ownership of the building to pass to an individual or group dedicated to preserving the market. Along those lines, NBC 4 recently stopped by the market and put together a feature on those dedicated to preserving the market as is. Check it out:
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Busriders Who Talk Too Loudly On Their Cellphones
In the first of an ongoing series, GM presents “Busriders Who Talk Too Loudly on their Cellphones”. Today we introduce, Blonde Guy Talking About Some Girl He’s Sort Of Dating. GM apologizes about the blurry photo (in the future he’ll steady his hand better) but if you recognize this man, and you’re dating him, the 6:45 D2 bus would like to inform you that he likes you but doesn’t want to commit because he’s probably moving back to the Midwest.
Next episode: someone else talking too loudly about really personal stuff who doesn’t realize everyone wishes he’d just shut up.
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From the LOC Archives
Washington, D.C. Officers at door of Seminary Hospital (formerly Georgetown Female Seminary), 30th St. at N, Georgetown.
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Easement Down the Road
In response to GM’s post about the possible sale of the Scheele’s Market building to resident Marc Teren, reader Jim McCarthy wrote:
Anyone relying on Marc Teren’s word as a sign of good news for Scheele’s, shouldn’t get their hopes up. His conduct over the last few years seems like one long, selfish parade of contempt for the historic character and integrity of our neighborhood.
GM can’t verify each of McCarthy’s complaints about Teren, but it does seem fair to say that there are concerns in the neighborhood about Mr. Teren’s promises to keep Scheele’s Market open if he successfully purchases the property. So is there anything the neighborhood can do to hold Teren to his word? There may in fact be. Find out after the jump:
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Mayor Fenty at Q&A Cafe
Mayor Fenty will be guest of Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe at Nathans Wednesday. Should be a good one. Apparently a few slots are still open (or at least were Tuesday afternoon). Call Jon Moss at 338-2000 to secure your spot.
As long as you’re calling Jon, you might as well make your reservation to celebrate Nathans 40th Anniversary party Thursday March 19th. From Carol’s blog, it’s seeming more and more likely that this won’t be a farewell party for a great neighborhood pub, but you never know. Don’t you want to be able to say you were there?
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