The Georgetown Metropolitan

1200 block of Wisconsin Ave.

The student lottery for DC Public Schools is now open. This is the process by which students who don’t want to attend their designated local school can get a slot at another school. You can apply and find more information here.

If you are interested in sending you child to Hyde next year for pre-Kindergarten, you need to enter the lottery. Georgetown families are not guaranteed a spot for pre-K, but they are given priority in the lottery. In recent years, some neighborhood children have ended up on the wait list, but GM believes most, if not all, eventually got off the wait list.

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Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• First impressions of Pinstripes.
• More from Carol Joynt: Nathan’s photo retrospective.

3200 block of M St.

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Valentines Day is next Friday. Here are a few of the more romantic places around Georgetown that still have tables available:

• Bistro Lepic
• Cafe Milano
• The Grill Room
• Il Canale
• Paper Moon
• Ristorante Piccolo
• Taj of India

Reservations are available at Open Table.

Or you could order in from Stachowski’s.

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown restaurant institution, Paul Cohn, has branched out from Capitol Restaurant Concepts to open his own place downtown. Bonus points to Paul for naming it after Boss Shepherd.
• A few more details on Pinstripes’ opening this weekend.

Tonight at the House of Sweden, the annual CAG arts show will begin. After the reception tonight, the show will run daily from 11-5 through Sunday.

The show is a great opportunity to see highly talented artists that either live or work in Georgetown. So come on down to the House of Sweden!

Photo by Geoff Livingston.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Eastbanc chosen to redevelop the old Franklin School. They’ve announced they will turn it into a modern art museum. If anyone can pull that off, it’s probably Eastbanc.
• BYOB to Malmaison.

3100 block of M St.