A sign seen in Cafe Divan’s window:
Looks like they’re adding something called the Sea Room. Anyone know what it’s all about?
Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Wow, if you live on 36th St., you might want to go out of town this weekend.
- Georgetowner produced a nifty map of where bold face names live in town.
- Georgetown far from the most harassing neighborhood, according to incredibly unscientific poll.
Photo by Flickr user Essg used under Creative Commons license.
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
A Survey of the Historic School Buildings in Georgetown: the Lancaster School
Today for his survey of historic school buildings in Georgetown, GM sets his sights on the Lancaster School.
The Lancaster School
3126 O St.
Built: Cornerstone laid June, 1811, school opened November 18, 1811
Architect: Unknown
Current Use: Private Residence
Brief History:
The Lancaster school is both a proper name and a descriptive term. A “Lancasterian” school is a school that follows the principals of John Lancaster, who promoted a system of public education based on the one room school house model. In fact, the Lancaster School in Georgetown was the very first public school open to girls and African-Americans in the District. Continue reading
Filed under The Schools of Georgetown
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Somehow the new 11th St. bridge will ease travel to Georgetown. How exactly it will do that, the Post doesn’t explain.
- Finally an NBC poll where Georgetown is guaranteed to win: who’s better Baked and Wired or Georgetown Cupcake? (GM votes B&W)
- Want to be a judge for the Taste of Georgetown on October 10th? Here’s how.
Photo by Flickr user Ehpien used under Creative Commons.
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
ANC Preview: Almost October Edition
The ANC2E will be meeting next Tuesday night for their October session. This is weird for two reasons: it’ll still be September and they normally meet on Mondays (at least these days). So if you’ve got business before the ANC or are a glutton for punishment, like GM, then remember the new date (which was changed to accommodate Yom Kippur).
So what’s on the agenda? Not much, which will be relief after last month’s brutal marathon. But here are the highlights:
- The ANC apparently will chime in on the unfair and short-sighted Circulator cut;
- The Merriment in Georgetown festival, which last year had the unluck to land on one of the coldest and windy days of the winter, will be back;
- Georgetown Cupcake will be back with revised designs for their new flagship store on M St. Last month the plans were criticized for the incongruity between the elegant storefront and the ugly 80’s building above. Short of redesigning the whole building, it’s not clear how they get around that problem.
- Speaking of Potomac St. stores, Philadelphia Pizza (or “Philly P’s” as the kids call it) is back. They’ve gotten a series of pretty severe tongue lashings in the past for being a bad neighbor (namely for being a good neighbor, so to speak, to those aforementioned kids). This will be a good chance to see whether they’ve shaped up or not.
Filed under ANC
The Morning Metropolitan
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Watch out for road closures this Sunday for the Triathlon Sorry, the date of the article was confusing. There is not another Triathlon.
- Yikes: Over 250 GU students have the Swine Flu.
- Don’t miss one of the last few farmer’s markets of the season today at Rose Park.
Photo of blue heron looking at the canal by Flickr user El Swifterino used under Creative Commons.
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
Lanier Holds Court for CAG
Last night, the Citizens Association of Georgetown held its September meeting at the Thomas Moser store on M St. Georgetowner and real estate magnate Anthony Lanier held court for the entirety of the meeting dispensing his wisdom and world view to the packed furniture show room.
A native of Vienna (Austria, not Virginia), Lanier arrived to Georgetown in the 80’s. He founded East Banc in 1987, and has since then gradually brought the best of European urbanism to our village through fantastic projects like Cady’s Alley.
Last night, Lanier spoke off-the-cuff for over an hour discussing his projects, both past and future, and the challenges we face making Georgetown even better. It was a fascinating window into the business of real estate and the thinking of a man who’s been called more than once the “Mayor of Georgetown”.
Filed under Citizens Association of Georgetown, Development
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