The Georgetown Metropolitan

2600 block of P St.

Photo by Ann Wormer.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New designs for the proposed condo at M and Pennsylvania look pretty much like the last ones, and are still not very attractive.
• The former Cappella Hotel is now the most valuable hotel in DC.

1600 block of 31st St.

The French Market returns this weekend to Book Hill.The festivities start Friday and (for the first time) 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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Photo by John Sonderman.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Are you a good chef and like getting yelled at?
• Good reviews for the revived Bangkok Joe’s.

1300 block of Wisconsin Ave.

The answer of who will finally take over the old Benetton space at Wisconsin and M appears to finally have an answer. COS–a higher-end sister brand of H&M–has applied for signage approval for the location. GM has never heard of the store, but it apparently is trying to target somewhat more upmarket areas than its budget-minded affiliate.

This would be the third H&M brand with a store in Georgetown, after the original and the soon-to-open & Other Stories (which is more “fashion-minded” than the others, whatever that means). This, plus the House of Sweden, makes Georgetown about the most Swedish corner in the city, whatever that’s worth. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Citypaper confirms what GM first reported: that Bistro Francais is closing.
• Georgetown senior died at his off-campus home early Sunday. No cause of death reported.

3200 block of O St.

As part of his annual store survey, GM always likes to look just at restaurants and see how much variety of styles there is. Above are the results for this year.

There’s not too much change since last year. Sweets takes the lead this year with 17. American trails now at 17 after losing a net of two last year. GM decided to lump all Asian cuisine into one category so to better represent the prevalence of Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants. Continue reading →