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A Mexican restaurant named Pica Taco is coming to 3206 O St. This space previously hosted Gtown Bites, which itself took over for the longer lasting Georgetown Dinette.

Pica Taco has one other location over on Florida Ave. near 14th St. It sells mostly take out food, which appears to be standard Mexican-American fare. It has mixed reviews on Yelp, for what it’s worth. Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Not a lot of people realize this, but GU sailing is extremely good.
• This is why you really don’t want to swim in the Potomac after a really heavy rainfall.

Tudor Place

Photo by Ron Cogswell.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Fascinating finds from an archeological dig at Halcyon House.
• Like Sea Catch before it, Dyllan’s Raw Bar is huge.

Cady’s Alley

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, GM is checking out an aerial shot from DDOT’s archives. It’s from over lower Georgetown and it was taken April 3, 1963. Check out some of the cool details below:

It has a striking shot of one of GM’s favorite long-lost Georgetown building, the Capital Traction Power Plant:

Here is the smokestack that is now in the center of the Ritz:

(GM has heard that when they took down the old incinerator, entire colonies of rats scuttled away up the hill.):

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Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Plans to erect dozens of historical markers charting Georgetown’s African-American history.
• GM hears through the grapevine that Johnny Spero’s Reverie will open in September.

Dumbarton Oaks

Some changes coming to Capital Bikeshare that Georgetown riders will want to know.

The first was mentioned by GM yesterday. Starting this week, there will be corral service at 30th and K St. by the Washington Harbour. What this means is that the station will be manned by Capital Bikeshare staff who will take your bike regardless of whether the dock is full. This is done at high volume stations to avoid “dock-blocking” (when you arrive to a full station and can’t dock your bike).

Second, starting today Capital Bikeshare is rolling out brand new electric bikes. These are normal bikeshare bikes but with an electric motor. It works by adding horsepower to your strokes (not simply by twisting a throttle). They are a ton of fun to use, and make biking up hills or in the heat a total breeze. There will be 80 e-bikes, at least to start. And they will cost the exact same that normal bikeshare bikes cost. You will be able to recognize them by their black paint jobs. Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Check out the Book Hill galleries this Saturday night.
• One of those pedal pub things is coming to Georgetown, but in the form of a boat.