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A major change is coming to Wisconsin Ave. Actually it’s a Major change, which is pretty minor really. Specifically, Major, the stylish sneaker store at 1428 Wisconsin Ave., is moving up the block to 1415 Wisconsin Ave.

GM had heard that it was a sneaker store already on Wisconsin that was going to take over the space formerly occupied by Appalachian Spring. But he didn’t know which one. A permit on the window settles it. The permit was issued to Duk-Ki Yu, the owner of Major. Continue reading →

Photo by Wayne Hsieh.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Canal lock finally being installed at Lock 3, which has been a major construction zone for a long time now (which really gives you a new found respect for the original construction crews.)
• The Apple Store had a visitor.

Potomac River

Photo by Wayne Hsleh.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The new Café Georgetown is opening on the 20th. It’s in a rowhouse just of Wisconsin on N St.
• A little more info on the newly opened Reverie.

1500 block of 33rd St.

A lot of people know that Dumbarton Oaks is beautiful in the spring. But GM likes to issue this annual reminder that it’s also quite lovely in the fall:

Dumbarton Oaks is well known for its spring displays of incredible seasonal bounties. But people often overlook how spectacular the acres of gardens are in the fall. Hurry up and catch it now before it’s gone.

But here’s just a taste. The wildflowers of the Herbaceous Border are breathtaking:

The rest of the garden is at that magical moment when the gardeners loosen their grips and the plants give off one more explosion before the winter:

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Photo by Wayne Hsieh.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Eliza Hamilton artifacts at Tudor Place.
• Maté is now Susheria.

1400 block of 33rd St.

Last month, a DC statehood activist proposed a new tactic for residents to deploy to help spread the notion that normal people live in DC, and thus deserve representation in Congress. That tactic: have your mail addressed to your neighborhood, not “Washington”. In other words, don’t have mail sent to Washington, DC, have it sent to Tenleytown, DC, or Langdon, DC, or Brookland, DC. Or, of course, Georgetown, DC.

As the activist, Josh Gibson, wrote:

One of the many things that cripples DC’s statehood efforts is the assumption by the rest of the country that the two faces of DC — federal Washington and what we locals call “the District” — are synonymous. Those who are not from here, or who are merely visiting, think only of government buildings, monuments, museums, and the Gucci Gulch of K Street (to the extent that they think of Washington at all).

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