The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Victoria Pickering.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New appointment to the Old Georgetown Board.
• The Orange Anchor is unsurprisingly a good place to get an Orange Crush.

Potomac River

A dog was found near N and 29th yesterday right after the storm. Is this guy yours?

If so (or you know who belongs to him) contact GM at Editor@georgetownmetropolitan.com and he’ll put you in touch with the person who found him.

Photo Matt Capriglione.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Nine West closed.
• Small house fire on Suter’s Place.

C & O Canal

Today on Now and a Long Time Ago, GM found a postcard on Ebay showing the canal early in the 20th century. It shows the Wisconsin Ave. bridge (supposedly the oldest bridge in the District) from 31st St.

The card itself was sent Christmas Day in 1911. Here’s what the sender wrote:

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Photo by Joe Flood.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Monica Roache will be running again for ANC2E07.
• The public demands a gondola!

1600 block of 31st St. (because maybe it’ll help cool you down)

On P St., in the building of a former law firm tucked away near Rose Park, a new hotel has recently opened. It’s called the Avery. It’s a tiny little boutique hotel, but wowzers, it is really expensive.

The hotel offers 8 rooms. And the rates range from around $250 a night for a small room with a Queen sized bed up to over $700 for a suite. Per night!

In fairness, GM checked the fanciest hotels in Georgetown (i.e. Four Seasons, Rosewood) for a similar random Tuesday in October and the rate started at $600 and went much, much higher. The Georgetown Inn and the Graham, however, offered rooms more in the $200 to $300 range. Continue reading →

Photo by Alexis R.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• An Arlington perspective on the gondola.
• More on that “performance cashmere” store, Kit and Ace, that just opened.