Monthly Archives: June 2009
The Morning Metropolitan
GM is going to try adding a new daily feature to the Georgetown Metropolitan: a morning round up. We’ll see how it goes. Here’s the inaugural edition: Over at DC Metrocentric they explore the historical firehouse on Wisconsin just south … Continue reading
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
Sweet Green in Bloomberg
Yesterday Bloomberg profiled Georgetown’s Sweet Green. The salad-cum-froyo joint was opened two years ago by three recent Georgetown grads and has been doing gangbusters ever since. Bloomberg, business outlet that it is, focused on the dollars and cents side of … Continue reading
Filed under Around Town
Mad Butcher Not To Be
GM got in touch with Jonathan Umbel, owner of Hook and Tacklebox, this weekend to check in on the status of his proposed butcher shop/restaurant to go in next to Tacklebox. The plan was first announced last Fall, but GM … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Restaurants
Scheele’s Market Saved
Mike Peabody reported today that, as GM predicted, an agreement has been reached to save Scheele’s Market long into the future. The agreement involves an incredibly creative solution to the problem faced by the Save Scheele’s group: namely how can … Continue reading
Filed under Around Town, Breaking News
North Face Construction Begins
GM stopped by the future North Face location (3333 M St.) on Sunday to see if construction has begun yet. As it happens, the general contractor was there too. GM spoke with him and learned that construction is actually starting … Continue reading
Filed under Around Town
Crime Alert: Burglars on the Loose
From MPD2D: The following is a crime alert for residents of PSA 206 involvingseveral recent burglaries: * June 5, 2009, between 9:15 am and 5:10 pm – 1800 block 35thStreet NW – unknown suspect entered through a open/unlocked window andstole electronic … Continue reading
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