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Rose Park Is Buzzing With Activity
• January 14, 2021
The big news is: after three months of excavation, construction and reconstruction, pallets of sod are being laid on the north park acreage for a ball field and park along P Street.
Spring Semester at Georgetown University
• January 11, 2021
Though all undergraduate courses will be offered virtually, the number of students residing on the main campus is to double, from about 500 during the fall to about 1,000.
ANC: Former Latham Hotel Site Is ‘Blighted Property’
• January 7, 2021
The fenced-in construction site at 3000 M St. NW, with a tower crane that spins around in the wind, has tried the neighborhood’s patience for years.
Local Man Charged With Arson in S St. House Fire
• December 31, 2020
The motive for the vandalism, which involved igniting charcoal briquettes with flammable liquid in several room and other destruction on the property, is unknown.
Georgetown Suites: No More Rooms at the Inn
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Varsity Investment Group, which officially acquired the hotel in late December, is in the process of converting the rooms into fully modern apartments.
Georgetown Costars in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
• December 28, 2020
The Georgetown Business Improvement District is asking residents inspired by Georgetown’s role in the film to take a moment to spotlight the “superhero” in their own lives.
New Life for Holy Rood Cemetery
• December 21, 2020
Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Georgetown University have recently completed the long-awaited restoration of this beautiful, sacred space, located on a hill above Georgetown.
Meetings on BID Proposal to Extend Use of Streateries, Dec. 21
• December 17, 2020
The Georgetown Business Improvement District has designed two sidewalk extension platform prototypes on M Street — at Bodega in the 3000 block and at Clyde’s in the 3200 block.
Plans Progress for Open-Air Market at Georgetown Gateway
• December 14, 2020
The triangle where M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue converge was the longtime site of a gas station, demolished in 2018 when developer Anthony Lanier bought the property.
On Its Way to D.C., Foxtrot Market Launches Awards Program
• December 10, 2020
Small businesses in the D.C. area can now submit their products to the Up and Comers program for a chance to be carried in Foxtrot’s brick-and-mortar and online stores.
