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Starting the New Year with Class

As the end of January approaches, now is the perfect time to make good on all the resolutions that were so fresh at New Years.  While it’s tempting to forget about those last ten pounds, or learn to cook next year, there really is no time like the present. Plus, with all the great classes in Georgetown, you can find motivation and inspiration right in the neighborhood.  Whether you want to try something new or revisit an old interest, taking a class is the perfect way to get out in the community and meet new people.  Make 2010 your year and start exploring the wide offering of fitness, cooking, art and language classes offered in the D.C. area.  Remember, it’s never too late to keep your New Year’s resolution!... [more]

By Amanda Gokee & Garrett Faulkner

January 2010

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2010, Broke Again? Not this year cover

2009 was the year of the Recessionista— the fiscally frugal yet stylish chick who paved her way to make her fashion sense work with her budget. With things beginning to look up in 2010 let’s not forget the things we learned when we had to cut some corners and maybe even limit ourselves to the sale rack. Here are a few smart moves every savvy beauty girl of 2010 should know... [more]

By Elizabeth Saverino

January 2010

Say “I love you” in Print!

Celebrate love this season The Georgetowner is offering space. Tell the community who completes you! Just imagine getting the paper & seeing special words from a loved one written across it. Leave it by the coffee in the morning bookmarked with a rose.

 

- 200/400 WORDS (poem, love story, etc.) and a picture only $200

- A Happy Valentine (with image) Loved ones name Message or I love you Your name $100

- Message with no picture $50

e-mail love@georgetowner.com ... [more]

the georgetowner

January 2009

Jack Evans Report

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These are the tough months to get through in Washington — January and February. The holidays and all they bring are over. Spring is still a distant hope. All we have are the cold, short days and dark, cold, long nights. Ten months of the year Washington is the best. The two months of deep winter, not so great, in my opinion... [more]

By Jack Evans

January 2009

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Art ADVENTURES abroadcover

At five and a half acres, penned in by an inexorable steel fence 12 feet high, it’s hard to miss the Embassy of Italy. Set into a gentle slope just off Massachusetts Avenue, the complex is a fixture on Embassy Row, and they want you to know it... [more]

By Garrett Faulkner

January 2010

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Cocktail of the Week:

The Beatles’ debut

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The year was 1963, and the place was Washington, D.C. It was the year Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the country with his “I have a dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. A few months later, the unthinkable happened when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas and the nation recoiled in horror and grief. For three days, people sat in front of their television sets, watching the memorial services for the fallen president unfold...  [more]

By Donna Evers

January 2010

Russian passion

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Before my recent journey to Ireland, I imaged the Dublin nightlife to be limited to traditional pubs. Friendly places where Guinness flowed like water and talkative locals traded stories while Gaelic music reeled in the background. I pictured a place like this on every corner. After all, in “Ulysses,” James Joyce referred to the puzzle of trying to cross Dublin without passing a pub, preferring to stop and sample a few instead... [more]

By Miss Dixie

January 2010

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The top floor of the house is perfect for entertaining or to be used as a sanctuary. A great outdoor space, this garden sits high above the city and looks down on the bustle below. There is a great sun exposure and the same wonderful views that are enjoyed on the other levels. Custom wood decking, built-in benches, and brick arches frame the majestic views... [more]

Washington Fine Properties

January 2010
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Local realtor Carl Becker is the mastermind behind his firm Premier Properties, which focuses on residential listings, buyer representation and real estate investments in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. With a diverse real estate background and experience with everything from residential and commercial investment properties to land development to remodeling, the precocious Becker is one to watch... [more]

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January 2010
middleburg sales

Spiral Yoga

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