Canal by Frankenstein.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Scaffolding down on the Apple Store.
- Old Glory apparently doesn’t have a no shirt-no shoes policy.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
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The Georgetown Apple is Here!
No, not really. The technology store still seems weeks away, but if you want to get your hands on a “genuine” “Georgetown Apple”, stop by Safeway. They’re currently selling apples branded with the Georgetown moniker.
From the sign, the apples appear to come from Nature’s Partner, a branch of Giumarra companies. There is no such thing as a “Georgetown Apple”, so this is likely just a private label rebrand of another species. From the company’s offerings, it looks a bit like the Eve apple. Continue reading
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West Heating Plant by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Ten Year Plan discussed in mayor debate.
- CRJ muses on the disappearing last remnants of Nathans.
- Yoga in the Tudor Place gardens is back.
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Hurt Home Meeting Changed Up
Last month, GM reported that the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Economic Development had planned a community meeting for June 9th to discuss the sale and conversion to condos of the historic Hurt Home at 3050 R St.
At least two things have changed about this meeting. The first is the location. Rather than being hosted in the even more historic Renwick Chapel, the meeting will be held in the Jelleff Gym. The second change is a bit more nebulous. At this week’s ANC meeting, Ron Lewis announced that due to a change in the city’s policies, before a property can be identified as surplus by the city a public meeting must be held to determine whether there is any practical public use for the property.
This struck GM as rather odd, since he heard the property had already been sold to the Argos Group. But it appears that the deal wasn’t finished in time to avoid complying with the new requirements of the District’s new Public Land Surplus Standards Amendment Act of 2009 (this is the policy that Ron Lewis was referencing at the meeting). Under this new law, which became effective in March, the city must follow a string of new procedures before it can declare a property surplus. One of those steps is holding a public hearing to solicit public comment on the project. Continue reading
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Canal by Annere.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- News Cafe to shut down and reopen as Thunder Burger & Bar. Hope they have a good trademark lawyer.
- Interesting update on the Georgetown Mall auction.
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Aren’t They Building…Updates
Pottery Barn by afagen.
Last week GM unveiled a new feature here at the Georgetown Metropolitan: Aren’t They Building…It is a list of all the projects around town that GM is aware of along with a link to an article on the project and an expected date of completion.
Readers already submitted a few additions. Thus GM added the O and P St. trolley tracks, the streetcar itself, and the Jelleff sports fields.
More recently, GM heard a couple corrections to the predicted openings:
Brooks Brothers: GM originally heard that Brooks Brothers would move into the Pottery Barn space by June. Since Pottery Barn is only now closing, this is obviously not going to happen. GM guessed the new date would be fall 2010. Continue reading
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Photo by Trailvoice.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- GM doesn’t ordinarily like to report on sightings at Cafe Milano, but he’ll make an exception to pass on the story of Christopher Hitchens and Christopher Buckley once sitting down for lunch at Cafe Milano and only leaving at midnight. Quoth Buckley: “I happily would have checked into Georgetown Hospital…He probably went home and wrote a biography of George Orwell. He has not a wooden leg, but a wooden torso.”
- Georgetown Library safe from budget cuts.
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