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Georgetown Bus Service Reductions Planned
February 24, 2020
•A public meeting with the WMATA board regarding the proposed changes is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. at the agency’s headquarters, 600 5th St. NW.
Whole Foods in Glover Park Will Reopen
February 21, 2020
•The store’s 2017 closure, “due to a rodent problem,” grew into a contract and remodeling dispute between building owner Wical and Whole Foods, acquired by Amazon that year.
Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Language Concern ANC
February 18, 2020
•On Feb. 12, a quorum of Georgetown-Burleith advisory neighborhood commissioners lugged two thick copies to Visitation School for a two-hour-plus once-over.
GU272: Advocating for Descendants of the Enslaved
February 12, 2020
•In 1838, the Jesuits of Maryland sold 272 enslaved persons to plantations in Louisiana — in part to pay off debts for the struggling Georgetown College in Washington, D.C. It […]
Police Raid Mr Nice Guys Again
February 3, 2020
•On Jan. 18, for the second time in three months, a CBD smoke shop in Georgetown was raided by police in SWAT gear.
Partial Closure of M Street in Georgetown
January 30, 2020
•According to DDOT, the project, to carry out sidewalk and in-road bus pad repairs, is due to be completed by Thursday, Feb. 20.
E-Scooters to Be Corralled
January 27, 2020
•Three corral locations in Georgetown are on the list: near the corners of N and Thomas Jefferson Streets, 33rd and M Streets and 26th and P Streets NW.
Streetcar to Georgetown Kaput
January 23, 2020
•The project was not included in any of the District Department of Transportation’s 2020 budget requests in a 600-plus-page document DDOT submitted to the District Council this week.
Standing Room Only at Ellington Field Meeting
January 21, 2020
•On Jan. 15, close to 200 residents met with city officials from the Departments of Parks and Recreation, DC Public Schools and the Department of General Services about the field’s future.
Homelessness Meeting at Grace Church, Jan. 22
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The guest speakers at the Wednesday evening program will be Lindsay Curtin of D.C. Council on Homelessness, Sean Read of Friendship Place and John Wiebenson of the Georgetown BID.