The Georgetown Metropolitan

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Those rascally Hoyas have stolen the clock hands of Healy Hall again.
• Ok, NOW Laduree is open.

1800 block of Wisconsin Ave.

As reported by NBC DC, Friday night, a man arrived at an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. The location of his injury was traced back to the 1400 block Wisconsin Ave. in Georgetown, which lead to a street closure during the investigation.

On Sunday, some more information came to light about this genius. According to MPD:

Regarding the shooting, the victim was somewhat uncooperative at the hospital while being interviewed.  The arrested subject, who confessed to discharging the gun, reported to MPD that it was accidental when he opened his gun case and the gun went off.  The suspect said he fled the scene on foot and left the gun in the car because he feared for his safety.  He said when he returned to the scene the car in which contained  the gun was gone.  There are discrepancies with his version of events also.  The detectives are still trying to sort through the matter.

But with the suspect’ s admission, he was charged with two offenses related to the shooting.  We are investigating further to locate the firearm. If any Georgetown residents witnessed or has information to this event, please call MPD on (202) 727-9099.

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The BID widened the sidewalk for seven blocks this weekend for the French Market.
• This Ritz Carlton condo is asking just under $10 million. (GM thinks you could could probably get something a lot nicer for that sort of cash).

1300 block of 33rd St.

The French Market returns this weekend to Book Hill. The festivities start Friday and they run all the way till Sunday. Friday and Saturday, it is from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sunday it’s noon to 5:00.

This is always a great opportunity for huge crowds to descend on Book Hill, with stores from Q to Reservoir out showing their wares on the sidewalk. Like the past several years, this will also be a great example of temporary sidewalk widening, as the parking lane is shut down.
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The story behind Seasons restaurant’s addition of Chinese food.
• White House correspondent, April Ryan, at the next Q & A Cafe.

3100 block of P St.

Last summer, GM got a bum heel and had to give up running for a while. Because he still likes beer, ice cream and other highly caloric treats, he needed to find a replacement exercise. And he found it right here in Georgetown at Thompson’s Boat House: recreational rowing.

While GM had experience with other boating modes, like kayaking, canoeing or sailing, his rowing experience was limited to an inflatable boat when he was a kid (dubbed “My Yacht”). And rowing is not something you can just jump into without some training. But luckily Thompson’s is all set up to offer it. So GM signed up for a series of sculling classes.

And that is why he found himself standing around Thompson’s with a group of strangers at 6:15 AM one Monday last July.

That day, GM and his classmates spent an hour and a half learning the basics of how to scull. (Rowing has two basic styles: sculling, where you have two oars; and sweeping, where you have one. So long as you plan on rowing by yourself, you need to scull. With two people, up to eight, you can sweep or scull, although sculling is unusual for boats over four people.)

And then the following day, and the rest of the week, he and the rest of the class were back on the docks at 6:15 AM getting into boats and getting the hang off it. By the end of the week, GM was certified to rent out a boat from Thompson’s. Continue reading →

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Some cool home elevators in Georgetown (and other places).
• Ewing hangs out with GU students.