The Georgetown Metropolitan

3200 block of R St.

GM has learned that Ron Lewis, who has served as the ANC chair for years, will not seek reelection this year. Ron has been a commissioner since 2006, representing upper western Georgetown.

Ron has played an instrumental role in many of the central issues that pertain to the ANC and the community. He was central to the ultimately successful negotiation with the university over the last campus plan. And he continued to be very active with the newly formed Georgetown Community Partnership committees that were formed as a result of the settled plan. Continue reading →

Photo by John Sonderman.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A short profile of Cambridge Place, a short street.
• Celebrate Bastille Day tonight with specials at Chez Billy Sud.

1500 block of 33rd St.

As you probably know, this is an election year. As you probably don’t know (because you’re normal) this is also an election year that ANC commissioners are voted on. And this week was when the candidates can first pick up their petititions.

According to the list released by the Board of Elections, so far three candidates have picked up petitions for ANC2E: Bill Starrels (who’s been on the commission since the dawn of time), and two students Mara Goldman and Zachary Schroepfer.  Continue reading →

Photo by Mark Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Where Alexander Graham Bell lived in Georgetown.
• Zannchi gets some more good press.

3200 block of M St.

Photo by Robert Mathews.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• It sounds like a sunglasses store, but Shades, a windowshade store, is coming to Cady’s Alley.
• The New York Times is really closely following this story about Georgetown reckoning with its slave selling past.

A reader pointed out to GM the other day that there is a for lease sign in the Sports Zone storefront at 3140 M St. GM has no information beyond that suggesting if the store is going to close or what could replace it.

But GM would like to point out that if the store is closing, the building’s owners should try to restore the building to its previous state as seen in the 1960s:

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Montrose Park