The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

DC public pools, including Georgetown’s Volta and Jellef pools, will open for the season tomorrow. Even better news: they’ll now start opening an hour earlier on the weekends.

Before this year, the pools would be open from 12 pm to 6 pm on the weekends. Now they’re going to be open at 11 am. The weekday hours will remain the same: 11 am to 8 pm). Continue reading →

Photo by Geoff Livingston.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• America Eats Tavern set to open in June.
• This house of O St. is one of GM’s favorites in Georgetown (and one of the best rose bushes in the neighborhood), and now it’s for sale.

1300 block of Wisconsin Ave.

GM has learned that the sequel to the 2017 smash hit, Wonder Woman, will be partially filmed in Georgetown.

He first heard a rumor that the sequel was going to be filmed “next door” to the Fringe salon at 1425 Wisconsin Ave. Then this week GM heard that a film named “Magic Hour” would be filmed in a couple different locations in Georgetown in June and July. “Magic Hour” is the working title (i.e., the code name) of Wonder Woman 2, which has yet to receive an official name. Moreover, one of the locations of filming is Wisconsin and P St. Continue reading →

Photo by Geoff Livingston.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Want to “be part of a skit for a dope music video”? Be at Wisconsin and K at 8 am this Saturday, apparently.
• Reminder: Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls (aka Harry Shearer) will be at the Q & A Cafe in July.

1500 block of 35th St.

Reminder, this Saturday, GM will be assisting in a walking tour from Dumbarton House to talk about trees. Here’s the information again:

On May 26th, Dumbarton House will be offering a walking tour focused on trees. The tour will be led by professional tour guide Dwayne Starlin, but GM will be there as a special guest to chime in with some wisdom he’s accrued from writing his Know Your Trees series.

Here’s the info:

Washington, D.C. has long been known as “The City of Trees.” But can you identify our trees by name & variety? Frederick Law Olmsted was good enough to label the ones that he had planted on the grounds of our Capitol but we don’t enjoy that luxury along our Georgetown streets and in our parks. Join Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, and his guest speaker, Christopher “Topher” Matthews of the Georgetown Metropolitan, on a scenic stroll of one of D.C.’s truly green and well-shaded neighborhoods.
DETAILS:
•Meet at the corner of Q and 27th Streets, NW (by the east garden gates of the Dumbarton House and the tour is start at 12:00 pm sharp. It will take place rain or shine and will last 2 hours.
•You are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. They are $20; cash or check only on the day of tour.
•Children 3 years or younger are free, but must be in a stroller. No pets please.
•Tour also ends at Q and 27th Streets, NW.

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Photo by Anthony G. Reyes.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Why are there so many architectural firms in Georgetown?
• Rejoice fellow MAMILs: Rapha’s permanent store is open.

1500 block of Wisconsin Ave. (it’s a 1963 Impala, by the way)

Photo by Marnie Kenney.

A large scale art installation is currently gracing Rose Park. Now that it is finally no longer raining, it is a good time to go check it out. It will be there through the end of May.

The artwork is called “Orange Step” and is by Kiril Jeliazkov, a Washington based artist. It consists of 128 huge 22 feet tall canvases suspended on a series of frames. The way it meanders through the park is somewhat reminiscent of the famous Gates installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Continue reading →