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Editor's Notebook: Thwarted Would-be Burglar, Powerhouse and More

A look at a few of the most notable stories this week on Georgetown Patch.

A unit of plainclothes police officers for Georgetown University stopped and arrested a man after he was seen trying doorknobs on several residences off campus on Prospect Street, NW. GU Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety Jay Gruber said the man had a some special hardware in his backpack and around his ankle. Read more.

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Powerhouse, a recently renovated warehouse space along the C&O Canal, is Georgetown's newest hot event space, courtesy of Ben and Daniel Miller. Read the comments on the Patch article about Powerhouse to see what neighbors are worried about.

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