The Georgetown Metropolitan

Jack Evans has many legal challenges ahead of him as he deals with a federal investigation into possible corruption. On top of his legal issues, he is now facing five different Ward 2 residents announcing runs against him for next year’s Ward 2 Democratic primary. That includes Foggy Bottom’s Patrick Kennedy, Dupont’s John Fanning and Daniel Hernandez, Shaw’s Jordan Grossman, and, as of June 26, Kishan Putta, ANC 2E Commissioner representing Burleith.

Putta was elected to ANC2E for the first time last fall, knocking off longtime commissioner Ed Solomon. But it wasn’t his first time on an ANC. He served on the Dupont Circle ANC before moving to Burleith several years ago. (ANC2E mostly includes Georgetown, but Putta’s district includes Burleith and Hillandale). Continue reading →

Photo by Bill Starrels.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Council strips Jack Evans of his chairmanship of the finance committee.
• The story of when GU went co-ed.

1300 block of 31st St.

The food news website, Eater, just named the sixteen best new restaurants across the country, and a bagel shop coming to Georgetown made the list. That is, of course, Call Your Mother.

Now, obviously the Georgetown location didn’t make the list, since it’s not even open yet (and won’t be until later this year, at the earliest). But the deli’s original location in Park View, DC impressed the judges enough to make the list. They explain: Continue reading →

Photo by M01229.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Dean and Deluca is closing locations across the country as it struggles with debt. No word on the Georgetown location, but rumors of it closing have swirled for years.
• Cool picture of Jack’s Boathouse in 1944.

C & O Canal

GM is always haranguing you to water your street trees, but you can take a break for now! The nearly biblical amounts of rain we’ve had means we can skip watering.

This message comes from Casey Trees, which maintains an updated guide for when you need or don’t need to water your street trees. Right now it’s stating: “Batten down the hatches and stay safe folks! D.C. had record breaking rainfall today (over 3 inches in an hour, far exceeding the 1.5 inches young trees need weekly). Check your young trees later in the week and water if needed.”

So the let-off won’t last that long. By next week, pending more torrential downpours, it should be back to normal. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The new French restaurant replacing Morton’s is a “brasserie for millennials“.
• Great old photo of the 1928 Hoya baseball team.

1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.

Over the weekend, Twitter user, Raynell, noticed an odd map when he accessed Uber’s map via his phone’s browser. The map looked normal, but it was filled with odd historical names.

It appears this is the result of Uber populating the map with data of historical names from the USGS. But GM thought he’d take the opportunity to explain the Georgetown names. (Unfortunately GM couldn’t replicate the map, and can only use the screenshot from Raynell).

Here are the historical references:

City Tavern: This is still around! It’s the City Tavern Club at 3206 M St. It’s a private club with a lovely building filled with remarkable history. For instance, it was a popular social setting for George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson around the time of the creation of the District of Columbia. Continue reading →