The Georgetown Metropolitan

1400 block of 28th St.

Photo by Angela N.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GU students use algorithms to catch bad landlords.
• Nice Post profile of Georgetown.

1100 block of Wisconsin Ave.

Yesterday the DC Board Of Zoning Adjustment approved Call Your Mother’s application to operate as a corner store at 3428 O St. The commissioners voted 3-0 in favor.

Although the restaurant announced previously that if they received approval in December they would opened within days, shop-owner Andrew Dana told Eater that the goal right now is to open by the end of January. Continue reading →

Photo by Angela N.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Evermay owners buy adjacent mansion.
• Nice review for Brasserie Liberte.

1100 Wisconsin Ave.

This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM visits the corner of 33rd and M St.

The photo above is looking north from this intersection up 33rd St. It’s from John Wymer photo collection (housed at the DC Historical Society). GM has discussed this collection before. It was created by Wymer as he wandered around the city around 1950. This particular photo is from July 1, 1950. Continue reading →

Photo by Angela N.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Is there some sort of law that says all TVs in Georgetown bars can only be tuned to sports?
• Bobcat seen near Georgetown.

1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.

Tomorrow, the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment will meet and likely decide on the fate of the Georgetown Call Your Mother bagel shop.

This long, stupid, fight has gone on since last fall. After multiple hearings, the board still wasn’t prepared to decide back in December. And moreover, they gave a neighbor party status, which delayed matters further.

Tomorrow the board is expected to decide whether to grant the restaurant an area variance to operate as a corner store. Theoretically they could vote against that and still vote to grant a use variance, but GM thinks it more likely they’ll either vote for the area variance or reject it altogether. (And GM thinks the former is more likely). Continue reading →