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Hot Ticket, ANC Monday: Parking Changes Considered. Be There.
February 22, 2018
•Expect a large crowd (and some verbal fireworks) at the Feb. 26 meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission, when a proposal on the perennial issue of parking is presented.
Suspicious Package Found at Duke Ellington School
February 8, 2018
•Police closed streets near the high school and students were evacuated to Hardy Middle School, two blocks north on 35th Street.
Resident Survey Turns Up Surprises
February 5, 2018
•The top 10 favorite places to dine and shop in Georgetown, based on Georgetowners’ responses to the survey, included seven eateries, the Apple store and two clothing stores.
Cafe Milano ‘Snub’ a High-Profile ‘Misunderstanding’
January 29, 2018
•By Sunday afternoon, all was well with Andrés, Trump and Nuschese, owner of Cafe Milano, the glitterati Italian restaurant celebrating 25 years in Georgetown.
Halcyon Hosts Arts Lab Open House
January 25, 2018
•The former Fillmore School now houses studios for Halcyon’s artist fellows; a dance studio named for Septime Webre and the “one-room” Mysa School.
ANC Monday: Resident Survey, Stormwater, Montrose Park
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On the agenda: a presentation by the Georgetown Business Improvement District of the results of the BID’s Georgetown Resident Survey.
What Do Georgetowners Really Want?
January 22, 2018
•“More cutting-edge new restaurants as well as better ‘neighborhood’ eateries” turned out to be the most requested “want” identified in the just completed survey of Georgetown residents by the Georgetown Business Improvement District.
D.C.’s Newest Place Name: Boris Nemtsov Plaza
January 16, 2018
•Last week, the District Council unanimously approved the renaming of a portion of Wisconsin Avenue directly in front of the Russian Embassy, just north of Georgetown.
Bridge Street Books to Become Nonprofit
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After its gregarious and affable owner Philip Levy died unexpectedly last October, many in Georgetown were concerned that the store they love might close.
Looking Back, Looking Forward in Georgetown
January 10, 2018
•With a year that saw a new Duke Ellington School and a Halcyon Arts Lab, we await the reopening of Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and water back in the C&O Canal […]