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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Go to Furin’s This Weekend, It’s Your Last Chance
Don’t forget to go to Furin’s this weekend, it’s your last chance. They close July 31st after 27 family-run years.
GM’s never met anyone that knew Furin’s that didn’t love it. It’s a genuine and simple diner in the middle of a high-rent district filled mostly with over-priced and generally mediocre restaurants. It attracts tourists, locals, area-residents, and celebrities alike. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Is there more retail theft recently? Well, GM found that it’s actually down a bit this first half of this year.
- This project on Thomas Jefferson St. has been kicking around the ANC for a while, but here’s a nice description of it.
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Georgetown to Get Just One New Bikeshare Station in Next Expansion
Photo by Jasonpier.
DDOT announced yesterday the location of 32 new Capital Bikeshare locations (and 18 expansions of current stations). Georgetown is getting only one new station (and one expansion). The new station will be at M and Pennsylvania and the station on Wisconsin by the canal will be expanded. The expansions should take place this fall.
Back in April, DDOT initial proposed this expansion, and included two proposed locations for Georgetown. They were the north end of Rose Park and the Long and Foster parking lot. Both of these proposed locations were problematic for different reasons GM discussed back then.
In a way, DDOT’s decision for Georgetown is a win and a loss. Bikeshare proponents (including GM) lobbied DDOT to reconsider the proposed locations and put the Rose Park station at M and Pennsylvania and the Long and Foster station at Hyde. The ANC–which has been the most proactive ANC in the city for inviting Bikeshare–also supported this position. So getting a station at M and Pennsylvania is great. It will no doubt be one of the most popular stations in the system (particularly once the M st. cycletracks are built). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Pyrat Wesley.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- GM saw that another house was TP’d. Is this an epidemic or an inside joke?
- Under Armour was apparently launched in Georgetown. GM didn’t know that. So by GM’s count, companies that got their start in Georgetown include: Georgetown Cupcake, Sweet Green, Under Armour and IBM. Not so bad.
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Friendly Estate Back on the Market
The controversy-fraught Friendly estate is back on the market. This property, located at 1645 31st St., has been the subject of much turmoil for years. Neighbors likely hope that this step will finally bring an end to it.
The story begins in 2006 when ex-Washington Post executive Marc Teren purchased the property. He wanted to subdivide the property and build a second home (presumably to sell it). The request was repeatedly denied.
Despite the fact that his subdivision plans were thwarted, Teren moved ahead with dramatic renovation plans. Unfortunately, the construction for these plans has stretched out over years and has been repeatedly beset with work stoppages. It would appear that Teren simply ran out of money to complete the job.
And the neighbors have been displeased, as this protest poster that appeared on the property last February can attest:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Daquella Manera.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- GM’s not really sure where to start with this one. Apparently a British newspaper wrote an article about the concept of shoplifters using Twitter to organize flash mobs to descend on a store, overwhelm the staff, and make off with some merchandise. But to do this, they (remember “they” is a British newspaper, which generally covers, you know, British or important international news) discuss a recent shoplifting episode at Victoria’s Secret in our little Georgetown. The mob that descended? Four people, with two baby carriages. Four people apparently is British for “mob”.
- As expected, the Georgetown Post Office is not among those in DC being considered for closing. The USPS, however, is still planning on selling the property to EastBanc, but the post office functions will remain.
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The Georgetown Metropolitan 
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