The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Rock Creek.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New images and information on the micro-unit building that is planned to replace the Latham Hotel.
• Why Patrick Ewing chose Georgetown.

1400 block of Wisconsin Ave.

You know what’s exhausting? Walking around shopping all day without taking a load off. Well the BID can hear your dogs barking and want to give you a seat. So they left 50 of the seats you see above around the business district in nooks and crannies.

The idea is an outgrowth of the Georgetown 2028 project and it’s meant to encourage more activation neglected corners of the neighborhood. In non-marketer speak, that means they want people to linger and relax in some of the relatively unused spaces off the beaten path. Continue reading →

Photo by Alyson Hurt.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown is hosting a bunch of African heads of state this week, here’s where they’re staying.
• Temporary mural going up on old Latham hotel.

1500 block of Wisconsin Ave.

The Washington Business Journal reported last week that the long empty former Cellar Door will finally become occupied once again. The new tenant will be Delaware’s own Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop.

The laws of restaurant news reporting require GM to now point out that this restaurant is a particular favorite of Vice President Joe Biden. And he seems like a fella who knows his sandwiches.

The slightly bad news about this is that despite its humble Wilmington origins, the restaurant is a rather large chain with locations 14 states and even one already in the District. So it’s not unique. Continue reading →

Photo by Karie.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GU students canceling trips to West Africa over Ebola fears.
• Chez Billy looking good and should open this month.

1300 block of 31st St.

Next week community activist and friend of GM, Ken Archer, will pull up stakes and head west to San Francisco with his wife Veronika and son Martin. He’s explained elsewhere the bittersweet reasons he’s leaving town, but today GM wanted to publicly thank Ken for serving as a role model for what positive community engagement can achieve.

Ken assures GM that he has a real job, with responsibilities and meetings, and reports, and schedules, and all the things that go along with a real job. GM mentions that only because he’s never been able to reconcile that observation with another observation: that Ken has a bottomless supply of passion, energy, and, most importantly, time to dedicate to causes and issues that he truly believes matter.

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• 140 years yesterday Patrick Healy became President of GU, the first African American to be president of a white school.
• Where to eat by the water.