Monday, March 12, 2012
Enjoy our weekly pick of the best images of Georgetown from online photo-sharing site, Flickr.
Georgetown is iconic: the waterfront, the historic buildings and streets, the University on the hill and more. Photographers just can't help themselves when it comes to snapping images of the neighborhood. Each week Patch will choose its favorite images of Georgetown posted recently on Flickr and feature it on our site. This week, we selected Dave DeSandro's gallery that features late winter sunsets on the Potomac River. Thanks for sharing your images of our neighborhood!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Enjoy our weekly pick of the best images of Georgetown from online photo-sharing site, Flickr.
Georgetown is iconic: the waterfront, the historic buildings and streets, the University on the hill and more. Photographers just can't help themselves when it comes to snapping images of the neighborhood. Each week Patch will choose its favorite images of Georgetown posted recently on Flickr and feature it on our site. This week, we selected Rob Diffenderfer's gallery that features seagulls aloft on the Potomac River with the Kennedy Center in the background. Diffenderfer captured the delightful juxtaposition of a walk along the Georgetown Waterfront. Thanks for sharing your images of our neighborhood!
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Friday, March 2, 2012
The National Park Service public workshop will be Saturday, Mar. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The National Park Service (NPS) will hold a four-hour, public workshop Saturday Mar. 3 on the feasibility study for a non-motorized boathouse zone along the Potomac River in Georgetown. The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the School Without Walls, which is located at 2130 G St., NW. Anyone can attend. The study area runs from 34th Street to about 1,200 feet upstream of the Key Bridge. NPS first proposed a non-motorized boat zone for the area in 1986. Since that time several iterations and stages of the plan have advanced only to later stall. Since an open house in December, the NPS has worked with key stakeholders and will share findings from those meetings while considering public input at the Saturday workshop. During the …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
An unidentified woman was found dead in the C & O Canal behind the House of Sweden Saturday.
Police are investigating how the body of a woman came to be floating, half-submerged in the C&O Canal behind the Embassy of Sweden and Thompson Boat Center Saturday morning, WJLA reports. The unidentified woman's body was transported to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. Both WJLA and WUSA9 report that police responded to reports of a person swimming in the canal Friday night, but were unsuccessful in their search efforts. It is unclear whether the woman's body discovered Saturday was related to the Friday night search.
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Thompson Boat Center
2900 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
The National Park Service is holding an informational meeting Dec. 13 on the feasibility study for implementing a non-motorized boathouse zone.
Georgetown University's hopes for a boathouse on the Potomac River are once again alive as the National Park Service announces a new feasibility study for a non-motorized boathouse zone along a stretch of the Georgetown Waterfront. The study will examine an area from 34th Street to about 1,200 feet upstream of the Key Bridge. NPS first proposed a non-motorized boat zone for the area in 1986. Since that time several iterations and stages of the plan have advanced only to later stall; the NPS details the history of the project in the PDF that accompanies this article. Georgetown has designed a boathouse for the area and even went through the Environmental Assessment process for a proposed land exchange between NPS and Georgetown University…
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Georgetown Waterfront Park
3100 K St NW, Washington, DC
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Monday, November 21, 2011
After the April flood, the future of many of the Washington Harbour businesses has been in question.
Tony & Joe's and Nick's Riverside Grille restaurants will continue to occupy the Georgetown waterfront for years to come; both have reportedly signed a new 15-year contract with MRP Realty. An April flood devastated many of the businesses at the Washington Harbour complex. Greg Casten owned three waterfront businesses, Tony and Joes, Nick's Riverside Grill and Cabanas; all three were severely damaged during the April flood. In August, Casten told Patch that Cabanas would likely not return, but he was working on long-term leases with MRP. Since that time MRP received approval for proposed upgrades and renovations to the waterfront complex. As Casten told Patch previously, the devastating spring flood is now “an opportunity to start it new.”
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Tony & Joe's Seafood Place
3000 K St NW, Washington, DC
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Nick's Riverside Grill
3000 K St NW, Washington, DC
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Advisory Neighborhood Commission reviewed several new and several return projects, including a skating rink at the Washington Harbour.
After an eventful community comment portion of the evening, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission considered several development projects Monday, including a proposed skating rink at the Georgetown waterfront and a seven-unit, four-story condo proposed for a tiny corner of Cecil Place. Washington Harbour The biggest item of the evening was the MRP Realty team's presentation of its changes for the Washington Harbour and the firm rebuttal from its original architect, Arthur Cotton Moore. MRP Realty spoke of create a family-friendly environment with "Class A" restaurants. "We are working on how to become a more family friendly retail destination, that pulls off the success of M Street retail," said Charles McGrath, a senior vice president at …
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The April flood at the Georgetown waterfront was "disappointing," but Tony and Joes's Greg Casten now sees it as “an opportunity to start it new.”
Almost four months after the April flood filled waterfront restaurants with eight feet of water, destroying the dining, storage and kitchen areas, tenants are considering the future of the Washington Harbour complex and trying to stay positive. Greg Casten owns three waterfront businesses, Tony and Joes, Nick's Riverside Grill and Cabanas; all three were severely damaged during the April flood. “The complex still looks like a boarded up flood zone” said Casten. He called the damage to his family's businesses “heartbreaking” and financially "traumatic." Casten reopened in May with outside seating only and outdoor grills cooking a simple menu to try to take advantage of the busy summer season. The summer grill, though offering a "unique …
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Tony & Joe's Seafood Place
3000 K St NW, Washington, DC
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Nick's Riverside Grill
3000 K St NW, Washington, DC
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Monday, August 1, 2011
MRP Realty is reportedly considering having an ice skating rink at the Washington Harbour complex during winter months
The Washington Harbour at the Georgetown waterfront could be the home of an 11,000-square-foot, outdoor skating rink during the cold winter months, says owners MRP Realty in an article in the Washington Post. The skating rink would be part of the proposed makeover of the entire complex at the Georgetown waterfront. The rink would cover a space that in the summer months would be a fountain, offering a similar aesthic to the one currently in place. MRP's Robert Murphy told the Post, that the rink was an idea dependent on community support. “We were really only interested in moving forward if there was a strong positive reception and to date that’s what we’ve seen.” Monday, Commissioner Bill Starrels, whose single member district includes the…
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thanks to a Patch reader for two great photos, marking the progress at the park
Thanks to a Patch reader we got a first glimpse at the new water fountain being installed and the finishing touches underway at the Georgetown Waterfront Park. The grand opening of the park is scheduled for Sept. 13, almost three years after the second phase construction began in late 2008. Construction was originally planned to take about two years.
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