Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Georgetown's biggest stories of the year.
2012 brought a mix of hyperlocal news and regionally-relevant events to Georgetown Patch throughout the year. January: Questions Amidst the Rubble of Wisconsin Avenue February: Albrecht Muth Calls Himself a Prophet, Claims to See Archangel Gabriel March: Readers' Choice: Where Do You Take Out-of-Town Guests to Experience Georgetown? Albrecht Muth Indicted in Viola Drath Murder April: Neighbors Worry About Impact of Glover Park Streetscape Project May: Google's Self-Driving Car Spotted in Georgetown ShopHouse Hopes for Late Summer Arrival June: Saying Farewell to The Georgetown, a Boat With a 'Soul' July: 'Derecho' Storm Hits DC, Two Killed Friday in Northern Virginia August: 'Homeland' Ad Sprayed on Georgetown Sidewalk Overnight September…
Monday, December 31, 2012
Continuing our roundup of the biggest stories of the year.
2012 brought a mix of hyperlocal news and regionally-relevant events to Georgetown Patch throughout the year. Here, we continue rounding up the most-read stories of 2012. October — October was all about Sandy, or Frankenstorm as it was first being called for its near-Halloween arrival. The massive storm system, which caused extensive damage north of the DC area, did not hit Georgetown as hard as was feared it might. The Washington Harbour raised the flood walls in anticipation of record flooding, but in the end only the boardwalk was inundated with water. November — Comcast's new utility boxes generated some serious ire among residents who complained the "small refrigerator-sized green boxes" were "sprouting like weeds" on Georgetown's …
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Continuing our roundup of the biggest stories of the year.
2012 brought a mix of hyperlocal news and regionally-relevant events Georgetown Patch throughout the year. Here, we continue rounding up the most-read stories throughout 2012. July — A derecho pounded the DC region in July, taking many by surprise with the significant damage it caused in such a brief pass through the area. Though Georgetown was largely spared from power outages that troubled much of the region, downed trees and branches cluttered the area and many city resources were impacted. August — Over night a mysterious message appeared on a Georgetown street corner. The message "We were WARNED" turned out to be an ad for the new season of Showtime's Homeland series. The nearest homeowner complained about the new street "art" and it …
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Continuing our roundup of the biggest stories of the year.
2012 brought a mix of hyperlocal news and regionally-relevant events Georgetown Patch throughout the year. Here, we begin rounding up the most-read stories throughout 2012. April — Construction began on the long-planned, much-maligned Glover Park Streetscape project and neighbors were not happy. Nearly 100 people from Glover Park, Burleith and Georgetown attended a tense meeting with the project team. Work is now almost entirely complete and the same concerns about congestion and increased traffic on side streets remains. May — When Patch got wind that fast-casual Asian cuisine from Shophouse could arrive in the summer of 2012, Georgetowners were excited. But that timeline proved to be a little too optimistic as the restaurant has yet to …
Friday, December 28, 2012
We begin our roundup of the biggest stories of the year.
2012 brought a mix of hyperlocal news and regionally-relevant events Georgetown Patch throughout the year. Here, we begin rounding up the most-read stories throughout 2012. January — Patch shed some light on a property owner with a history of neglect of historic buildings in Georgetown. The story started Thanksgiving 2011 when 1424 Wisconsin Ave. NW collapsed. After receiving several stop work orders for construction begin done without a permit, these days the owner is going through the Old Georgetown Board for review of plans to rebuild the commercial structure. In other news, contractors on the O and P Street Project realized they needed a solution to replace deteriorated streetcar tracks. February — Doctors treating Georgetown murder …
