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Andreae Leaving Georgetown Ministry Center for Food Bank
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In Memoriam: James Bracco
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News Bytes: Mansion Tax, ‘Bibi’ Visit, G.U. President Recovering From Stroke
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July’s ANC Meeting All About Licensing, Transportation
Amazon Bookstore Coming to Georgetown
May 8, 2017
•It’s back to the future, as online retailer Amazon has plans for a brick-and-mortar bookstore on M Street — with a touch of irony. According to the Washington Post, which […]
Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents
May 3, 2017
•Ed Segal and his wife have owned homes and lived and worked on the east side of Georgetown off and on for the past 30 years. The conundrum of gas […]
Traffic, Water Discussed at ANC’s May 1 Meeting
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It wouldn’t be an Advisory Neighborhood Council meeting without a long discussion of parking and traffic flow issues. The monthly Georgetown-Burleith ANC 2E meeting Monday, May 1, did not disappoint. […]
Rose Park’s Spring Fling
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At the April 23 Spring Fling, numerous neighborhood children, alongside their parents, enjoyed pony rides, a petting zoo, free ice cream and pizza. Organized by the Friends of Rose Park, […]
Atoning for Slavery Ties, Georgetown University Renames Buildings
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On April 18, Georgetown University held a Liturgy of Remembrance, Contrition and Hope, performing more penance for its 1838 sale of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits, which directly benefited […]
Water Street Drag Racers Confronted
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A potentially dangerous problem in Georgetown successfully evolved over the past three weeks from notification to confrontation, with a long-term solution now on the table. It started on April 7 […]
Gas Leaks Rile Georgetown Residents
May 1, 2017
•Ed Segal and his wife have owned homes and lived and worked on the east side of Georgetown off and on for the past 30 years. The conundrum of gas […]
Déjà Vu All Over Again: OGB Rejects Heating Plant Plans
April 24, 2017
•On April 6, the Old Georgetown Board told those behind the reconstruction plans for the West Heating Plant at 1051-55 29th St. NW to redraw some plans due to historic […]
Now Open: Dumbarton Oaks’ ‘Wild’ Garden Gates
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The heavy wooden gates of the 27-acre “wild” portion of the Dumbarton Oaks gardens were officially opened April 8, with enthusiastic speeches by elementary-school environmentalists, tours led by garden-club members, […]
More ANC: LED Lights and DACA
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One block of Volta Street, where the District Department of Transportation has placed a row of experimental LED streetlights, has driven at least one resident, Marnie Kenney, “almost mad.” “I’m […]