The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Peter Bjork.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Don’t forget the Georgetown Garden Tour this weekend! It’s always one of GM’s favorite annual events.
• $5000 a month for barely 1,000 square feet? Yikes.

1500 block of 33rd St.

Today for Now an Long Time Ago, GM is strolling through a fantastic collection of old postcards on a DC Library website (thanks for the tip Peabody Room!)

There he found the image pasted above. It’s of a funeral parade for Rear Admiral Winifred Scott Schley, taken on October 5, 1911. (Definitely follow the link to see a larger picture of the photo. It’s got incredible detail).

Schley was born in 1839 in Maryland. After serving in the Civil War he had a long career in various American Imperialist conflicts of the late 19th century, including the Spanish American War. After that war, he came to dispute a history of the war that described him as a “caitiff, poltroon and coward.” (GM had no idea what those first two words meant, but it turns out they are just fancier ways to say the word coward).

A committee of inquiry was formed yo determine the truth of the accusation. It did not find in his favor: Continue reading →

Photo by Payton Chung.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The Post finally reviews the Sovereign.
• Where to party for Cinco de Mayo.

Dumbarton Oaks

Photo by Jgregor

It’s that time again, and GM will today provide (and slightly update) his annual Intern’s Guide to Georgetown:

As year-round Washingtonians know, it’s that time of year again. Eager young interns have arrived in earnest droves to fill those couple inches on their resumes between their GPAs and their “other interests”. Many of these interns will be drawn to live and/or play in Georgetown. GM publishes the below crash course for interns each year:

To Live:

There’s a movement to pay interns more, in order to allow a wider swath of the population to participate in career enhancing experiences. But that said, if you’re an intern you’re still probably living on little to no pay. Can you afford to live in Georgetown? Maybe. But you’ll have to look hard. You’re young, so you probably can’t even remember a time before Craigslist, so no need mention that. But there are other places to look too. The City Paper still has decent listings, but for the short term rentals that you’re probably looking for you may try off campus housing listings like you’ll find here. Good luck.

To Eat:

The Safeway should be on your weekly checklist. You can load up on groceries without going totally broke. For some variety, go to the Whole Foods up in Glover Park sometimes, or the Trader Joe’s in the West End. Or you could sign up for Car2Go and head out to Costco at Pentagon City to really make your dollar go far.

Or you could eat Chipotle every night. It’s up to you. (Although, really, GM wouldn’t recommend it.)

Restaurants in Georgetown get a bad wrap. But there are plenty of relatively cheap options for a weekly night out. Here are some of GM’s old reliable options:

• Mexican – Los Cuates
• BBQ – Old Glory
• Pizza – Pizzeria Paradiso
• Spanish – Bodega
• Korean – Zannchi (it’s new and very good)

When your parents come to visit and are paying the bill, make a reservation at Chez Billy Sud or, if you’re a traditionalist, 1789 (although that will be closed for a long stretch in July and August).
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Some suggestions for shops to check out around Georgetown.
• Great idea from the Hoya: Treat the descendants of the slaves sold by Georgetown University the same way they treat legacies.

1500 block of Wisconsin Ave.

The ANC met last night for its May session. GM unfortunately had to leave before the real meat of the meeting, but here are the items he caught:

Crime:

An officer presented the monthly update on crime. The most noteworthy piece of news he presented was that several suspects have been arrested in the alarming robbery of the Georgetown Visitation students from several weeks ago. They are minors, aged 16 to 17, but the US Attorney is now considering whether to charge them as adults.

New Face Old Faces

The Commission gave out two ceremonial commendations to Leslie Maysak and Kendyl Clausen. Leslie is stepping down from her position as the executive director of the ANC. Kendyl, a graduating GU student, is moving to New Haven to attend Yale Law School.

The new face is Peter Sacco, who is taking over Leslie’s position as executive director. Apparently Peter is an ANC member himself and serves as an executive director for several other ANCs. Guy loves ANCs! Continue reading →

Photo by Alan Kotok.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The H & M spinoff & Other Stories is scheduled for a fall opening in the old Tacklebox and Bandalero spaces.
• If you thought El Centro’s hours were weird lately, don’t worry, they aren’t anymore.