Track Ridge Grasshopper neighborhood

A preserved banner shows the 2003 and 2004 Miss Juneteenth winners. Banner courtesy Patricia Bailey

A preserved banner shows the 2003 and 2004 Miss Juneteenth winners. Banner courtesy Patricia Bailey

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A slice of history: TRG Association reflects on legacy on Juneteenth

Nicholas Cicale
Friday, June 19, 2026
The former TRG Association formed to uplift, inform and serve Georgetown’s three historically Black neighborhoods — known today as Track, Ridge and Grasshopper — in what was Council District 2.
A Georgetown property, which used to have a house on it, has been zoned C3 since the 1970s. It is now zoned C1, the city’s lowest commercial zoning. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

A Georgetown property, which used to have a house on it, has been zoned C3 since the 1970s. It is now zoned C1, the city’s lowest commercial zoning. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Commercial rezoning draws opposition from neighbors

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Despite trepidations from residents of the Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhood, Georgetown City Council unanimously approved a zoning change on November 25 for a vacant property at 501 West Eighth Street. The property had been zoned C3, which is the highest-density commercial zoning the city has.
Most of the houses in the TRG neighborhood are older, single-story homes that have housed multiple generations. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Most of the houses in the TRG neighborhood are older, single-story homes that have housed multiple generations. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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TRG, San José leaders find joy in ‘small victory’

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Friday, January 24, 2025
Residential leaders in the San José and Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhoods celebrated what they called a “small victory” January 14, when Georgetown City Council agreed to compromises regarding residential building height restrictions in their neighborhoods.
Christina Calixtro, San José Neighborhood Association president, speaks to council members about her concerns related to residential building height. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Christina Calixtro, San José Neighborhood Association president, speaks to council members about her concerns related to residential building height. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

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Historic neighborhoods keep housing height

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Thursday, January 16, 2025
In the multi-year process of updating Georgetown’s building code standards, city council decided January 14 to maintain the current height restrictions for residential buildings in the San José and Track-Ridge-Grasshopper neighborhoods at 20 feet and 25 feet respectively.
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