The Georgetown Metropolitan

Friday morning at 6 am, federal agents pounded on the door of Councilmember Jack Evans. They were there with a warrant to search his house. Agents from the FBI spent the next three hours going in and out of his house with boxes of evidence. The entire block was closed off, and Evans spent the entire affair seated in a car across the street. It was surely the lowest political point he’s experienced in his 28 years as Ward 2 Councilmember.

The search appears to have been in response to the revelations of an ethics investigation conducted by WMATA. The law firm investigating on behalf of the ethics committee identified several ethical violations by Evans while serving as chairman of WMATA. After falsely stating earlier last week that he was “cleared” by the committee, Evans admitted that in fact he wasn’t and then resigned from the board. Then the FBI showed up Friday morning.

It is too early to tell what is going to happen for Evans. The DC Council, which has taken a relatively cautious approach so far, stripped him of his coveted chairmanship of the finance committee and announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to investigate him. Continue reading →

Photo by Joe Flood.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• If you’ve been under a rock: the FBI raided Jack Evans’ house on Friday.
• FYI: there are outlets and free Wifi on the back patio of the library, if you’re looking for nice place to work.

Tudor Place

A highly regarded deli that specializes in bagels is opening its second location in Georgetown. The deli, called Call Your Mother, has maintained a location in Park View for a little under a year, but it is already quite popular. Calling itself a Jew-ish deli, it pulls on the traditions of northern cities delis, but with a twist.

The deli will be opened in 3428 O St., which is the location of the soon to close Greenworks flower shop. Call Your Mother’s owner, Andrew Dana, told Eater that he was attracted to the pink building. So maybe the garish paint job will stay (much to the consternation of a lot of people, GM estimates). Continue reading →

Photo by Butch.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• After admitting that he was found to have committed an ethics violation, Jack Evans resigns from the WMATA board.
• What’s in store for the former Zara building at Wisconsin and Prospect.

Dumbarton Oaks

The short lived Bharati Indian restaurant is apparently going to be replaced by a bakery & cafe called La Jolie Bleue.

Bharati took over the former (and original) location of Dolcezza, 1560 Wisconsin Ave. It only opened last summer, but sadly never seemed to find an audience and closed this spring. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Website collecting photos of the descendants of the enslaved people sold by Georgetown University.
• Simply Banh Mi included on this list of best Vietnamese restaurants around DC.

Dumbarton Oaks

A new chocolate shop is coming to the former American Holiday shop at 1321 Wisconsin Ave. The store, L.A. Burdick, sells a variety of high end chocolates and other sweets. They have five locations, having started in New York, but moved to Walpole, NH, as one does. Continue reading →