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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.
Community Meeting on Ellington Field, Jan. 15
January 13, 2020
•The Department of Parks and Recreation has scheduled a meeting at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library to discuss potential uses of the field, located between 39th Street and River Road NW.
ANC Approves Bagel Shop as ‘Corner Store’
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After a lively, sometimes heated debate on Jan. 7, ANC 2E voted 6-2 in favor of a proposal giving the owner of Call Your Mother a corner store zoning variance.
Town Meeting on Ellington Field, Jan. 13
December 23, 2019
•Mayor Bowser announced the city’s intention to transfer the administration of Ellington Field from DC Public Schools to the Department of Parks and Recreation. But the transfer has become controversial.
Top 2019 News in Georgetown: Evans, Jelleff, Bikes, Scooters
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Here’s a review of several top topics: access to playing fields, the plans for the Jelleff Center’s reconstruction, the increase in e-bikes and scooters and the fate of Council member Jack Evans.
The Still Bountiful Blocks of Georgetown
December 19, 2019
•Our writer decided to do something daring, something she had never done: spend a day shopping in Georgetown. The holidays are here, and she couldn’t think of a better time …