Diamond Dealer Coming to M St.
At least somebody has faith that Gen Z is going to finally start dating each other settle down: a DTC diamond shop is opening up in Georgetown. The shop, Blue Nile, is apparently going to take over the James Allen space at 3109 M St. But when I looked a little more…
French Market, French Music and an American Classic on the Podcast
This week on the podcast, I'm talking about the French Market coming this weekend, a French music festival later in June and finally the story of how a legendary American tune about a mountainous rural state was actually written…
Volta Park Cleanup This Sunday
Friends of Volta Park will be hosting a park cleanup this Sunday from 1pm - 3pm. Come on out and help make the park beautiful!
The Weekly Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here's you weekly news round-up: New bagel shop opens. Yellow is spinning its pizza offerings into a whole new restaurant on Prospect. FAQ on Metro in Georgetown.
Georgetown Time Machine: Call Your Grandmother
This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I'm checking out another photo from the Emil Press Collection at the DC Historical Society. It shows the southest corner of 35th and O St. in January 1969. What you see now, of course, is the…
Start Watering Your Street Trees
The time is here! Start watering those street trees! It hasn't been an especially wet spring so far, so newly leafing trees will already be a bit thirsty. You especially need to make sure every week that young trees have actually received at least 25 gallons of…
Jackson Arts Center Events Upcoming
Several events are upcoming for Jackson Arts Center, the community-based art group based in the former Jackson School on R St. Check them out! 1. April 19 Art and Not Art: Matthew Klein Discusses the Blurred Line with David LevySunday, April 19, 20263:00 PM…
Georgetown Time Machine: Coffeeshop Rabbit Hole
This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I'm exploring a story that at first glance seemed to be a story about whether preservation rules are too strict but actually turned into a wild history of police chiefs getting bitten and WWII era latin jazz.…
The Transformation of Water Street
This week on the podcast I’m talking about some major changes that are coming to the western end of Water St. and how once significant flaw will remain until we come up with a solution. Listen to the episode here, or at Apple podcasts or Spotify. Here are some…
Book Hill Park Renovation Meeting Scheduled for April 13
The Department of Parks and Recs will be holding a final public meeting for the proposed renovations to Book Hill Park. The meeting will take place at the Georgetown Library at 6 pm on April 13th. The city reps will be presenting the final…
Northwest Georgetown April ANC Update
Hello and welcome to your April Northwest Georgetown ANC update! And happy spring! Resident Only Parking Update At the March ANC meeting, the commission adopted a resolution stating our intention to pursue a request to the city to evaluate and implement…
Coffee Shops and Georgetown
This week on the podcast, I'm discussing coffee shops and Georgetown, including two new shops on the way, how the number of shops have fluctuated over the years, and the intriguing story of Georgetown's proto-beatnik coffee house from the 1930s. Listen to the…
The Weekly Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here's your weekly news round-up: We've got an Apple store, a Google store, and apparently maybe soon a Facebook store? Colonial style coffeehouse party at Tudor Place tonight. Georgetown's role in the founding of DC. I'm heading off to the…
America’s Got More Spas than Retail Shops, What About Georgetown?
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article this week exploring how across America last year, landlords leased more space to service businesses than to businesses selling stuff. Among the most common service businesses were…
Bikini Shop Coming to Wisconsin Ave.
A new shop that specializes in bikini swimsuits is coming to Wisconsin Ave. The shop, Frankies Bikinis, is set to open at 1240 Wisconsin. Here is their website if you want to give yourself some body-image issues. They've got everything from extremely skimpy…
Wisconsin and M: Georgetown as a Business Incubator
This week on Wisconsin and M I'm talking about Georgetown's surprising history as the birthplace of a bunch of big companies. Listen to the episode here, or at Apple podcasts or Spotify.
The Weekly Metropolitan
Photo by Adam Fagan. Good morning Georgetown, here's the weekly news round-up: New documentary of the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University. Cooking school coming to Georgetown. GU Republicans embroiled in racist posting controversy.
New Tavern Proposed for Former Ri Ra Space
A new tavern has been proposed for the building that previously hosted the Irish bar, Ri Ra, and Mei N Yu before that. (And Georgetown Station before that). As a tavern licensee, the establishment would not need to serve food (i.e. it can just be a…
Wisconsin & M: Visitors Parking Permits
This week on the podcast I’m exploring Georgetown’s annual rites of spring. Listen here or at Apple podcasts or Spotify. This week I’m talking Visitors Parking Permits and more. Here’s a link to Park DC. Here’s the link for the local baker selling bread…
Georgetown Time Machine: It Takes GUTS
This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I'm checking out an absolutely adorable little red bus. The photo comes from the DC Historical Society and it shows an early iteration of the GUTS Bus. GUTS is the Georgetown jitney bus. I would have guessed that it…
The Weekly Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here's your weekly news round-up: A Georgetown woman started making and selling tasty sourdough bread loafs (with delivery). We bought one and it was great. Check it out. Crumbs and Whiskers unionizes. Davis Kennedy, longtime…
Georgetown Time Machine: Gas Shortage
This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I'm checking out a shot that may be a little more relevant to today than it may seem at first. It is a photo from 1974 and it comes from the DC Historical Society. The scene is of the service station that still stands at…
Wisconsin and M: The Annual Rites of Spring
This week on the podcast I’m exploring Georgetown’s annual rites of spring. Listen here or at Apple podcasts or Spotify. Here are the events/guides I discussed: Garden Tour: House Tour: Tudor Place: Spring at Dumbarton Oaks:
Northwest Georgetown March ANC Update
Hello and welcome to your March Northwest Georgetown ANC update! It’s going to be 70 degrees at some point this week! Baseball’s getting played in Florida! Spring is coming! There are lots of things going on with the ANC right now that I want to keep you up to…
ANC Meeting Next Week
The ANC will be meeting for our March session next Monday night at Visitation at 6:30 pm. A draft agenda is below. The big ticket item of the evening will be our consideration of a request to DDOT to evaluate the introduction of Resident Only Parking and introduce it where…
Introducing Wisconsin and M: A Georgetown Podcast
Who needs another podcast? Nobody of course! But I’m going to do it anyway. I’ve been thinking about putting out a regular short (5-10 minute) podcast that covers news you should know as a Georgetown resident. My first podcast is about the state of…
New House Proposed for Long Vacant O St. Lot
In January I reported that a long vacant lot on O St. just east of Hyde-Addison school was for sale. Now the new or prospective owner is proposing the construction of a new home on the lot, according to a recent Old Georgetown Board filing. As I…
The Weekly Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here's your weekly news roundup: Georgetown's first cat cafe shuts down amidst claims of union busting. Where to find some women-owned restaurants around Georgetown. L.A. coffee shop coming to Wisconsin Ave.
Hyde-Addison Update
Below is another periodic update on Hyde-Addison from Hyde parent Phil Mone: Hyde Addison Elementary School (3219 O St NW) is a public school with grades PK-3 to 5 with an average class size of 19 (not including Hyde’s PK-3 class which is capped at 16). The school’s in-boundary…