The Georgetown Metropolitan

3200 block of O St.

While GM was away, the DC Public Schools released the results from the annual school lottery. As you may recall, next year will be the first year that Hyde offers a three year old program (“PK3”). And to attend, even neighborhood kids need to win a spot in the lottery (this is true for the four year old program too, but not Kindergarten and above).

And with a three year old, for the first time GM has a personal stake in this year’s lottery. He was not lucky though, getting a mid teens waitlist number. But it wasn’t clear until yesterday how many other local families entered the lottery.

With the release of the complete results by DCPS yesterday, GM has his answer: a lot (at least for Georgetown).

According to the data, 37 Georgetown families entered the lottery for PK3.

When it was first announced, GM frankly had no idea how many Georgetown families would be interested in a three year old program. Even parents that plan on sending their children to Hyde for Elementary school typically send their children to a nursery school that goes up to 5 years old. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Why Metro might come to Georgetown someday.
• Georgetown Cat Cafe raises a bunch of money.

Evermay

The Washington Business Journal reported yesterday that the new tenant of the recently vacated Rhino Bar space would be a familiar name to Georgetown: Club Monaco.

Club Monaco, for those not familiar, is a sub-brand of Ralph Lauren. It is, however, more Euro-oriented than Ralph Lauren (which simply acquired it, and did not originate it). And the fact it sells blandly European clothes may explain why you sort of remember it from its first go around in Georgetown, but not really. Continue reading →

Photo by roma g.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Despite mixed signals, Mayor Bowser commits to completing the Georgetown to H St. streetcar.
• Wanna volunteer at the new Georgetown visitors center?
• Second floor of the Georgetown library is now open again.

One of the things about having a child in nursery school is that you start having spring breaks again. And thus GM is off to the Low Country for the week. Catch you after Easter.

3200 block of Prospect

The CAG meeting on transportation tonight is from 7:00 – 8:30, not 6:00 – 7:30 as GM mistakenly wrote earlier today. Sorry for the confusion!

Tonight GM will be hosting a meeting held by the Citizens Association of Georgetown on the topic of transportation issues. It will be from 6:00 – 7:307:00 – 8:30 (although the first half hour is the reception with wine and food). It will be held at Malmaison at 3401 Water St.

Joining GM will be representatives of the DC Department of Transportation, WMATA (Metro), and the BID. Topics to be discussed will include issues such as commuter car congestion on the side streets, changes to the bus lines, and even the possible future of a Georgetown metro stop. Continue reading →