The Georgetown Metropolitan

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:

Continue reading →

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.

1400 block of 31st St.

Due to the rain, Volta Park Day, which was scheduled for this Sunday, has been postponed. GM will report on the new date once that gets confirmed.

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Big celebration for the Exorcist steps on Oct. 30.
• Two BID events coming up: Taste of Georgetown (this weekend) and the new Bookhill fall market.

Potomac River

This week on Old Georgetown in Color, GM returns to Hoya sports. And that craggy granite cliff of a face above belongs to Gus Malley who in 1919 played fullback for the Hoyas. He was just a freshman. He apparently was from Dorchester Mass and went to high school at the prestigious Boston Latin school. When he returned to his home city to play Boston College in 1921, the school’s newspaper admired that “Malley’s line plunging featured Georgetown’s playing in that great 10 to 7 game two years ago.”