Tag Archives: Safeway
ANC Round Up: Process Edition
Last night the ANC met for the first time in 2012. As predicted by GM, the issue of the West Heating Plant dominated the early discussion. But, the rest of the meeting was actually quite interesting too. So let’s to … Continue reading
Filed under ANC
Le Matin Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen. Bonjour Georgetown, et joyeux 14 Juillet! Voici les nouvelles: Too late now, but apparently the Safeway hosted a beer tasting yesterday. Hopefully they’ll do that again in the future (and give us a little more heads up). … Continue reading
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
Safeway Moving Forward With New Development
Yesterday a reader alerted GM to the fact that Einstein’s Bagels closed down. GM was expecting this, but not that soon. The building it occupied is owned by Safeway and they plan to tear it down and build a new … Continue reading
Filed under Development
The Morning Metropolitan
Canal cat by Byron Peebles. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Safeway is really green apparently. Carol Joynt ramping up the publicity ahead of her book release on May 10th, check it out. Rose Park Farmers Market returns today!
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
Terrible Twos: The Most Popular Article
This week in celebration of the Georgetown Metropolitan’s second anniversary, GM is counting down the five most popular articles from last year. Today GM looks at the single most popular article from the last year: By Far the Most Expensive Thing … Continue reading
Filed under Retail
Petco Repeating CVS’s Old Mistakes
Last spring, The two CVSs in Georgetown under went minor interior redesigns that enabled the stores to open up the view into the store from the windows. This improved the streetscape on the stores’ blocks significantly and fixed a problem … Continue reading
Filed under Retail
By Far the Most Expensive Thing at Safeway
Seen at the Safeway: That’s not a typo. At least GM doesn’t think so. What you see there is a locked case of truffles in the Safeway produce section selling for $999.99 per pound. GM did a quick run through … Continue reading
Filed under Around Town
The Morning Metropolitan
Canal by Brownpau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A constitutional scholar walks into a Safeway elevator… Don’t just spread rat poison around willy nilly, ok?
Filed under The Morning Metropolitan
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 … Continue reading
Filed under Retail
ANC Round-Up: Back From the Beach Edition
Just hours after taking the above photo of the idyllic southern Massachusetts coastline, GM found himself racing back to Washington in order to attend the June ANC meeting. This fact has no bearing on the meeting itself, but GM just … Continue reading
Filed under ANC









