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Last week, the local CBS news ran an expose on something all Georgetowners already knew: Jack Evans takes advantage of his parking privileges as Councilmember to park illegally a block away from his house without getting a ticket. It’s a subject GM himself looked into six years ago. But the real question isn’t whether Evans abuses his parking privileges, the question is does it matter?

Don’t get GM wrong, he hates seeing elected officials abuse their power. And nobody gets quite as indignant about their right to abuse that power as Evans and his parking. Last time GM wrote about this, he got an angry missive from Evans’ office. And when CBS’ Russ Ptacek confronted Evans, he essentially blew him off.  Continue reading →

Photo by Mark Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Rhino Bar to close.
• Not for nothing, but Saturday night a GU student was assaulted on the same block.

1200 block of 33rd St.

Photo by MsSarahKelly.

In this world, there are unusual sights that would bewilder your senses and stupefy your logical mind. One of those is a thing called a cat cafe. It sounds fake, and to make a Portlandia joke at this point would just be cliche. But they are real; they even have a Wikipedia page.

As you probably have never even heard of a cat cafe, let alone visited one, GM should explain. It’s a cafe that has cats. Ok, maybe that was self-evident. What’s perplexing is why they open and how they pass health inspections. (Questions the Post has tried to answer.)

Which is all a long segue into the news: DC’s first cat cafe is coming to Georgetown. The Post interviewed the owner, Kanchan Singh, last week about her plans to open Crumbs and Whiskers. But when pressed to reveal the location, she wouldn’t budge:

Where are you in the process? Have you signed a lease on a place?

We’ve basically signed on the place, we’re not advertising it yet because a legally bound document has not been signed yet.

Can you tell me the general neighborhood?

I can’t.

What about the quadrant?

I’m just going to say D.C. for now.

Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Nice recap of Georgetown 2028 update.
• Review of Orange Anchor.

1800 block of Wisconsin

GM passed this bike yesterday. It’s a nifty bike. If it were GM’s, he sure wouldn’t want it to be stolen. But nonetheless, he wouldn’t do what this bike owner did: lock it to a tree.

It might not seem like such a big deal to have a lock wrapped around a tree trunk. But it doesn’t take much to rub away the bark and give an opening to infection. It can significantly shorten the life of a tree. Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The time a GU prank turned deadly.
• Now’s the time to make Valentine’s Day reservations.

2900 block of M S.

Sometimes it’s fun just to pass along some fun rumors. Here are a few GM’s heard recently (keep in mind, that none of them are verified!):

• The empty Subway shop on Wisconsin was going to be a Dolci Gelato, but they pulled out.
• Roadside Development is pulling out of its plans to buy the old Marvelous Market.
• Glover Park Hardware, recently kicked out of its space in Glover Park, is considering spaces in Georgetown.
• Eataly really wanted to come to Georgetown, but was insisting on way too low a price per foot.
• Malmaison doesn’t serve dinner anymore (this one is confirmed, just not a lot of people know it)
• The condo in 1055 High that is already on the market is being sold because the owners decided it was too small.