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The Old Georgetown Board’s material is always the best place to learn about new stores coming to Georgetown. And this month is no exception. Here are several new stores that appear to be forthcoming:

First up is Mejuri. It is a jewelry store that is taking over 3225 M St. Last year I wrote about how the current occupant is taking over the location next door. I wondered whether they were expanding into both spaces or were moving. This answers that question.

The next entrant is some place called Sweaty Betty. It’s taking over 3251 M St. It is a yoga/sweats shop. Opening yet another yoga pants store in Georgetown is approaching “bringing coal to Newcastle” territory, but the demand seems fairly bottomless right now.

Lastly, coming in to the former Peet’s Coffee shop at 33rd and M is The Salty. It’s a donut shop, which should really help fill the (ahem) hole that was left when District Donut closed up shop.

It will really cement this stretch of M St. as the sugar capital of the neighborhood, with this shop, Georgetown Cupcake, Jubilee Ice Cream and (soon) the Amorino gelatos shop at 34th and M.

Actually more yoga pants sounds like a great idea once you think about it…

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A complete list of the business ins and outs last year.
• Sezanne pop-up to last at least another season.

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I’m checking out a snapshot from the DC Historical Society. It shows a street sign for P St. Or is it a street sign for West St.?

It’s P St., of course. Specifically it’s the intersection of P and 31st. The photo was taken in 1967 and shows one of the commemorative signs noting the historic street names that once dotted the neighborhood. In this case it noted that P St. was previously called West Street. (At least east of Wisconsin it was called that. West of Wisconsin it was called Third St.)

These signs were installed around 1950 to celebrate Georgetown’s 200th anniversary. I’ve written more about them here. I’m not sure when, or exactly why they were taken down. I suspect it was a mixture of nobody wanting to pay to maintain them and the city just not wanting to confuse people.

One of them came up for sale at the Opportunity Shop back in 2017 and I bought it to donate to the Peabody Room. It was in pretty rough shape, so much so that you could be fooled into think it was from when the street had its old name (the names switched in the 1890s). You can see it at the library now.

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown University tuition tops $70k a year.
• Summary of our recent ANC meeting.

Hyde-Addison School received some great news recently. As mentioned earlier this week, its principal, Calvin Hooks, was named Principal of the Year. And now the school itself has received some top marks.

See the update from Hyde-Addison Parent Phil Mone:

Hyde-Addison’s Hooks Named Principal of the Year 

Fall 2025 school year: Apply now for a seat in PK3 or PK4 at Georgetown’s public elementary school, Hyde Addison 

The lottery for a spot in PK3 and PK4 at Hyde Addison Elementary School for the 2025/2026 school year has now opened.

You can submit your child’s application at https://apply.myschooldc.dc.gov/

You must submit your application by March 3, 2025. The results will be posted on March 28, 2025.

Hyde has one PK3 class (16 students) and two PK4 classes (19 students in each class).  Hyde Addison has already hosted two Prospective Family Open Houses and there are three more scheduled, with the next one being held in person at the school on Thursday January 30 at 4pm. More details here: https://hydeaddisondc.org/open-houses

Based on DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s DC School Report Card Accountability Scores (2024)…

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS Elementary Schools.

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS Elementary, Middle and High Schools.

Hyde-Addison ES was ranked #1 for all DCPS and Public Charter Schools.

You can read more about how OSSE calculates summative scores at OSSE Data Discovery here: https://schoolreportcard.dc.gov/home

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• DPW has announced that trash pick up will slide until Saturday and no recycling will be picked up at all this week. This is frustrating since this wasn’t exactly a 100 year snow storm, but just hold on to your recycling for another week.
• George’s gets high marks.

The popular Japanese ramen spot, Oki Bowl, is in the progress of moving up the block. They have occupied 1608 Wisconsin Ave. since 2018, taking over the space formerly occupied by Basil Thai. In taking over the spot, Oki Bowl transformed what was previously a fairly nondescript dining room into an Instagram-magnet, with walls and ceilings covered with colorful knickknacks. Food and budgetwise, the restaurant also was a magnet for those looking for relatively affordable and tasty Japanese ramen.

Oki Bowl is moving up to 1614 Wisconsin Ave. This spot hosted another popular cheap-ish dining spot: Jaco Taco. Sadly the taco/juice bar closed last year. It’s unclear to me exactly how Oki Bowl will take over the space. The square footage is much less than Oki Bowl’s old spot. Perhaps they will occupy the upstairs or the adjoining retail space, which has been an illegal pot shop for a while.

The initial announcement (above) announced that they would remain open at their old location until January 26th, but a subsequent announcement stated that they were getting kicked out by January 1. It still looks like they won’t reopen until February, so you’ll have to wait a bit for your ramen fix.

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown’s priciest home finds a buyer.
• Hyde-Addison principal named principal of the year.

As DC digs out from what (at time of writing) is supposed to be a giant storm, I thought it would be a good time to revisit one of the largest in recent memory: the infamous blizzards of 2010 (known locally as Snowmageddon, SnOMG, etc.). Here are some of the scenes I captured:

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The snow has been falling for hours by now, so please stay safe! If you are one of my constituents and need help with snow clearance, let me know and I will try to arrange someone to help!
• Due to the snow, tonights ANC meeting will be fully virtual. Link in the agenda!
• Otherwise, enjoy the snow!