The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Nothing-But-Photography.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Via Umbria to add Italian coffee bar once they reopen.
• Game of Thrones-themed party coming to Halycon House October 10th.

3200 block of O St.

Yesterday DDOT released a report on expansion of the Capital Bikeshare system. It’s an incredibly detailed report with loads of information. But the most exciting part of it is that it announces the addition of 99 new stations over the next three fiscal years, including two more for Georgetown.

The two spots for Georgetown are not identified by exact address but the map above shows their approximate locations. There would be a station at about 33rd and K for fiscal year 17 (hence the large “17”) and one on the GU campus in FY18.

GM was part of a small working group lobbying the city to include Georgetown in the expansion plans. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem that DDOT accepted the group’s suggestions, which did not include these two locations. The group recommended several locations with Key Bridge and M St., P and 27th, and Reservoir and 37th topping the list. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM can think of more worthy candidates for $50 million than GU athletics, but there you have it.
• Some more info on that Curry and Pie restaurant, which replaced Eat & Joy.

3100 block of K St.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) released a whitepaper yesterday calling for the end of the Georgetown liquor license moratorium. This does not come as a huge surprise; the BID has been quietly raising the possibility for a while now. But this report puts some heft behind the proposal, and will hopefully lead to a productive discussion.

Frequent readers of the Georgetown Metropolitan will recognize some of the arguments made by the BID in the report: the original problems that led to the adoption of the moratorium have for the most part dramatically reduced. Georgetown is no longer the sole party destination for DC like it was in the 1980s.

GM likes this particular excerpt:

There is no longer a perception of Georgetown as a “party district.” Large scale, anomic gatherings related to sports teams, holidays, or alcohol-related promotions are nearly unheard of One contributing factor to this development is that the Redskins are no longer playing within the District.

That last sentence has a footnote that reads: “Nor do the Redskins win like they used to in the 80’s with a 97-61 record in 10 years before the moratorium and 68-96 over the last 10 years.” Continue reading →

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Chez Billy Sud expansion getting closer.
• Cat cafe closed briefly due to cat hair.

Dumbarton Oaks

As a reminder, GM is reprinting his article from last year extolling the virtues of Dumbarton Oaks in the fall:

Dumbarton Oaks is well known for its spring displays of incredible seasonal bounties. But people often overlook how spectacular the acres of gardens are in the fall. Hurry up and catch it now before it’s gone.

But here’s just a taste. The wildflowers of the Herbaceous Border are breathtaking:

The rest of the garden is at that magical moment when the gardeners loosen their grips and the plants give off one more explosion before the winter:

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Photo by Mark Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Major art gallery coming to Georgetown University.
• Let’s hope those flood gates are up.