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Monthly Archives: June 2010
CVS Brings Transparency to Georgetown
A couple weeks ago, Phillip Kennicott wrote a nice piece in the Washington Post about the death of the shop window in Washington. The thrust of the piece was that more and more, stores are blocking up their front windows in order to increase their shelf-space.
Around town, nobody seems to be more of a purveyor of these blocked windows than CVS. And so it’s with surprise that GM writes that CVS has recently made huge changes to the front of their two Georgetown stores which have opened up their respective shop windows.
Above is a photo of the M St. CVS. You can see that with the introduction of the self-check out kiosks, the store has removed the front counter. This enabled them to clear out the whole front window. Just compare it to what it used to look like:
A lot better don’t you think? (Although turning it back into the Biograph would be an even better step). Continue reading
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P St. by Thisisbossi.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- If someone offers you a 2bd apartment in Georgetown for $1100, it’s a scam.
- 1789 lightens up.
- Don’t forget: If you want to have your voice heard on the Hurt Home surplussing, stop by the Wilson Building today at 2:00.
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Apple Store Opens This Friday
As you may have heard, the Apple Store is finally opening this Friday. Specifically, they’re opening at 5:00 pm:
The Morning Metropolitan
Georgetown Waterfront by SC Young.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- PoP is impressed with the old police station building on Volta.
- What’s the state of the Georgetown business environment halfway through 2010?
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Problems Seen in the Surplussing of the Hurt Home
For the first time here at the Georgetown Metropolitan, GM is publishing a contributer’s piece. It comes from John Zirinsky, a neighbor of GM’s and someone who is concerned about the manner in which the District has gone about surplussing the Hurt Home at 3050 R St:
I live on R Street, two blocks down from the Hurt Home for the Blind. I’m a newcomer who is not active or well-known in the neighborhood, but after attending last Wednesday’s pointless meeting on the proposed surplus designation of the Hurt Home I was steamed enough to do some more research about this issue. I also wasn’t at the December meeting so much of this is new to me, but I’ve tried to get up to speed as quickly as possible.
To start, let me be clear: I fully agree with the consensus that we need to find a good use for the Hurt Home so it is no longer left derelict. I also acknowledge that selling the property for residential development may in fact be the best use–indeed, it probably is.
But one thing that brought my wife and I to Georgetown was the chance to live in a historic, residential neighborhood with an ideal density due to an appealing mix of single- and multi-family housing. I also understand that there are a wide range of opinions on the size and scope of the proposed Argos redevelopment and I believe that is an important conversation to have–but not yet. That’s because we’ve skipped over an important public safeguard that is written into the law. Continue reading
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Photo by Sashi Bellamkonda.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Yet another update on the Georgetown mall saga.
- WeLoveDC previews a few new Georgetown offerings.
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