The Georgetown Metropolitan

On Tuesday, it was announced that the prestigious Man Booker Award, which is given to the best English language novel published in the United Kingdom, was awarded to the American, George Saunders. It was for his 2017 book Lincoln in Bardo.

The novel is about Abraham Lincoln and how, in his grief over the death of his son Willie, the President visited Willie’s crypt in Georgetown’s Oak Hill Cemetery to hold his corpse.

While this is certainly one of the more notable literary works to take place in whole or in part in Georgetown, it is certainly not the first. Continue reading →

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Body found under P St. bridge.
• GM heard an answer to his question yesterday: yes the barricades go up on Halloween night, not the Saturday before.

This week for Know Your Trees, GM is examining a somewhat rare tree for Georgetown: the linden tree.

Linden trees are medium to large hardwood trees, which do well in open fields with plenty of space to spread out. They can survive in city environments, but they typically won’t grow quite as large. Continue reading →

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM can attest that Dumbarton House is a great wedding venue.
• GM was asked this: with Halloween on a weeknight, when do they put up the fences to handle the crowds of revelers? On Halloween or the weekend before? Do they even do that anymore? (GM doesn’t get out to the bars for Halloween much these days…)

Last week, the Washington Post released its annual Fall Dining Guide, a list of the city’s top restaurants according to the paper’s top restaurant reviewer, Tom Sietsema. And unsurprisingly, Georgetown only did so-so. Which is not that bad really! Washington has become a great dining city, with superlative restaurants in neighborhoods all across DC.

So which Georgetown restaurants cracked the top 100? Continue reading →

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Old PO Boxes Etc. building approved for partial demolition.
• Will Fiola Mare get a Michelin star this year?

Tudor Place

October 29th 2 pm – 5 pm – Volta Park – The Friends of Volta Park will be holding their annual Volta Park Day. East vs. West Kickball game before. Come enjoy rides, games, grilled food and drinks. Welcome in the fall with all your neighbors and help support Volta Park‘s beautification!