Tag Archives: Retail
Where All the Closings and Openings Were
For those that are more visually minded, here’s where all the openings (green), closings (red), and intra-Georgetown moves (blue) happened last year.
Filed under Stores of Georgetown
The State of Georgetown 2012
As discussed a few times over the last couple days, GM recently finished his annual survey of stores in Georgetown (again, just for reference sake, “stores” in this context means stores, restaurants, salons, etc.; basically any commercial space except pure … Continue reading
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Georgetown Experiences a Net Loss in Stores for 2011
This is the time of the year when GM goes out and does an audit on all the stores in Georgetown. He walks up and down all the streets and notes whether a store is still open, or if it … Continue reading
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What Would You Like to See Open?
Tuesday night, GM moderated a discussion for the Citizens Association of Georgetown on the topic of the retail district of Georgetown, and in particular Wisconsin Ave. A lot of time was spent talking about what people would like to disappear … Continue reading
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GBA Holds Forum on Economic Development
Wednesday night the Georgetown Business Association held a forum on economic development in Georgetown. It’s a topic that is much on the minds of business owners and residents alike. The panel included representatives from across the Georgetown business spectrum and … Continue reading
Filed under Development, Retail
Updates to Aren’t They Building
Every once and awhile, GM remembers to get around to updating his “Aren’t They Building” list. And today is one of those onces in a while. So here’s GM’s updates on the items that need updating: Paul Bakery -GM’s old … Continue reading
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What the Demise of the Mall Means to Georgetown’s Retail Landscape
The Georgetown Park mall has been a depressing place to visit for a long while now. And if it’s possible, it’s getting even more depressing as Vornado, the new operator of the mall, is summarily kicking out long standing tenants … Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Georgetowners like Evans a lot more than they like Gray. Great story about Georgetown family businesses staying in the family.
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Washington Post Writes Yet Another “Is Georgetown Dead?” Article
Every six months of so, it seems some news outlet rolls out another “is Georgetown is dead?” story. This week it was the Washington Post’s turn. Inspired by the genuinely sad story of the closing of Furin’s, the Post ponders: … Continue reading
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Help GM Catalog the Worst Signs in the Neighborhood
Right now, GM is working on an effort in behalf of CAG to address some of the poor signage in the neighborhood. You may not realize it, but every single sign in Georgetown needs a permit. Depending on how long … Continue reading
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