The Georgetown Metropolitan

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A persuasive argument that Washington Harbour is literally a boat.
• Plaques acknowledging Georgetown’s black history start going up.

A rare opportunity to live the canal lyfe just hit the market. 3065 Canal St. is now for sale for just a shade over $1 million.

Canal Street might be an unfamiliar street name to you. It’s the address that those handful of homes on the canal towpath use.

The property has been owned since 1993 by Arlette Coppock, who lives upstairs and uses the first floor for her hair salon, dubbed the Fourth Lock after the canal structure out front. No word on whether she plans on continuing her business elsewhere, but the new owner will be able to explore their own options. The building is zoned to continue this mixed use.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Someone is pulling the fire alarm at a GU dorm late at night.
• Potomac waters rising!

On May 19th, Breena Clarke will be speaking at the City Tavern. It should be a fascinating discussion. Clarke is a native Washingtonian who wrote, among other works, two books set against a backdrop of the historical black community in Georgetown. The first was River, Cross My Heart (which was an Oprah Book Club selection) and the second was Stand a Storm.

The talk will focus on how Clarke learned how she is related to the same family of enslaved former residents of the City Tavern that Yvette LaGonterie has researched. It is always so powerful to hear these personal family stories told and discussed within the walls of the building that once housed them.

Attendance is free, but registration is required. See you there!

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Two new stores recently opened: Bitty and Beau’s Coffee at 3207 M and Gallery Article 15 at 1624 Wisconsin.
• This week and and next an immersive musical theater production at Dumbarton Church tells the story of black cemeteries in Georgetown.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Reverie on Grace St. gets a Michelin star.
• Nice video of the new canal boat.

This Saturday, the Georgetown Garden Tour will be held once again, after being cancelled by the pandemic since 2020. Tickets can be purchased here or on the day of the tour at Christ Church (all proceeds benefit the Georgetown Garden Club). It runs from 10 – 5.

This really is one of GM’s favorite events of the spring. It lets you peek behind the gates of some of the most impressive properties in the neighborhood. But GM also loves that they don’t just select the grandest gardens. Plenty of small plots find their way on to the map. And that proves that anyone can build a tour-worthy garden if they’ve got a backyard and some elbow grease.