http://www.yourstreet.com/news/georgetown YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Cripes, Peggy Cooper Cafritz can't seem to catch a break. After her Chain Bridge Road mansion burned to the ground over the summer , she had another fire just a couple of weeks ago in the Georgetown apartment where she's been staying since, the Reliable Source... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756315/cafritz-suffers-second-fire Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:20:08 -0800 Photo by ohad* . Leaves have fallen and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. You know what that means -- turkey! Also, it's time to get back to the hardwood. Welcome to the first edition of The Hi-Lo, DCist's new roundup of the week that was in DMV college hoops.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756320/the-hi-lo-season-tip Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:08 -0800 For those waiting for today's sizable marathon-related road closures to clear up, Alert DC says that both the Key Bridge and streets in Georgetown have reopened to traffic . The 14th Street bridge remains closed, however. Other streets will be closed until later this... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751777/your-marine-corps-marathon-traffic-update Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:26:08 -0700 By BARRY SHLACHTER O.B. Macaroni Co., which has been extruding pasta just south of downtown Fort Worth since 1899, has been purchased by a Georgetown couple who this summer acquired a 121-year-old Cajun spice company, Rex Fine Foods. Jenni and Gene Ratliff, who have... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744617/couple-buys-fort-worth-macaroni-producer Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:08 -0700 By BARRY SHLACHTER O.B. Macaroni Co., which has been extruding pasta just south of downtown Fort Worth since 1899, has been purchased by a Georgetown couple who this summer acquired a 121-year-old Cajun spice company, Rex Fine Foods. Jenni and Gene Ratliff, who have... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744628/couple-buys-fort-worth-macaroni-producer Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:08 -0700 If your mind wanders towards nostalgia while travelling along Airport Way past the Rainer Brewery Icehouse, like Pavlov’s dog you will be helpless but to recall that famous motorcycle riding a back road in Washington. Just a few miles down the road from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742219/brown-bagging-it,-full-throttle-bottles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:08 -0700 Two brothers were arrested Saturday when Boone County deputies responded to a report of three men fighting in a troubled section of the Georgetown subdivision. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748400/work-on-car-spurs-georgetown-fight Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:00:08 -0700 Joel Hochhalter, spokesman for Omniflight, told News13 the replacement helicopter, took over emergency duties Saturday for the one that crashed in Georgetown two weeks ago, killing all three crew members on board. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745102/medical-helicopter-back-in-the-eastern-carolinas Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:34:08 -0700 Photo by mediaslave FRIDAY MOVIE: Don't miss our film picks of the week , including ongoing screenings from the DC Labor FilmFest and the Arabian Sights film festival. MUSIC: San Francisco dynamic indie folk duo The Dodos , coming off this summer's well-received Time... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742167/out-and-about-weekend-picks Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:14:08 -0700 The Issue: What should be done about raucous revelers and their search for drunken munchies?  Last Tuesday, the 2E Advisory Neighborhood Commission met with the owner of Philadelphia Pizza Company to discuss the antics of the late-night bar crowd—which consists... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742130/georgetown-residents-peeved-by-pizza-place-after-party Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:08 -0700 INDIANOLA – The 17-year-old who police say drove two other men to an Indianola couple's home to rob them told Vermilion County sheriff's investigators that he knew the men were armed with a gun and planned to tie up the couple and rob them, according to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749913/testimony-teen-knew-his-friends-planned-to-rob-couple Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:30:08 -0700 GREEN HOTNESS When we think of the Engine Room in Georgetown --once home to the old Rainier Brewery co-- it evokes images of assembly lines and billowing black smoke from chimneys of turn of the century, industrial-era factories. Hence, the perfectly ironic "make a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740774/can-t-miss-it-thursday Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:30:08 -0700 This week marks National Fire Prevention Week (and yes, the campaign has a blog ). Considering the timing of Friday's fatal fire in Georgetown , it seemed a good idea to pass on word from the folks at the D.C. area Ace Hardware co-operative ( Logan Hardware , Glover... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739539/change-out-your-smoke-detector-batteries-for-free Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:49:08 -0700 Ovie and the Caps, quite literally, got off to a flying start in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Capitals 4, Bruins 1 : It's been a rough few months for D.C. sports -- a summer of futility at Nationals Park, the Wizards' dreadful season, Georgetown missing the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733699/last-night-s-action-start-me-up Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:08 -0700 Two weeks ago, City Desk reported that the Wisconsin Avenue portion of the Georgetown Circulator was to be discontinued due to budget constraints and a lack of riders. In response to the cut, Georgetown residents complained that their transportation service had been... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733682/neighborhood-watch-ding-dong-the-georgetown-circulator-is-not-dead- Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:53:08 -0700 By Saturday, Sept. 23, 1989, electricity officials reported that of Santee Cooper's 85,000 customers in Horry, Georgetown and Berkeley counties just 17,000 had electricity, while 6,500 of Horry Co-op's 26,000 customers had power. Much of the area's water services... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728922/beach-by-beach-damage-in-hugo Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:42:08 -0700 The worst part? It only gets harder from here on out. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Middle Tennessee State 32, Maryland 31 Southern Mississippi 37, Virginia 34 These are not typos, I swear. Sorry, Cavs and Terps fans -- it might be time to pack it in until hoops season kicks... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726085/last-night-s-action-ouch Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:01:08 -0700 GEORGETOWN http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728678/former-austin-officer-sentenced-in-robberies-last-families-leave-t-don- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:08 -0700 Families are encouraged to come out and share in this weekend’s rememberance of Hurricane Hugo, the last big storm to strike Georgetown County http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729049/hurricane-party-helps-highlight-ongoing-awareness-effort-in-georgetown-coun Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:56:08 -0700 An extra credit incentive has a Georgetown parent crying foul.  At issue, tissue for grades. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729056/parent-concerned-about-teacher-s-tissue-for-grades-incentive Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:53:08 -0700