The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The personal touch is why most of us will never have enough money to stay at Cappella.
• Uh oh, Dean and Deluca closed for vermin reasons again.

1200 block of 31st St.

Every year the Washington City Paper conducts a reader poll to find out what the “Best of DC” is. Too often the readers poll ends up only identifying “The most patronized but not really that good”. So lets try to make sure some worthy Georgetown stores or restaurants don’t get overlooked. So here’s GM’s quick list of Georgetown places he thinks rank among the best in DC in their respective categories. If you agree, go here and enter them in. If you have other ideas, throw them in the comments and try to get some votes headed their way. There are a ton of categories, but GM’s being brutally honest by sticking to Georgetown places he truly thinks are the best in DC: Continue reading →

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• At home with Jack Evans.
• Fiola Mare to open this week!

1000 block of 29th St.

What is it with people who live on corner lots that they think they don’t need to shovel the sidewalk along both sides? Above is the house at Potomac and O. The O St. sidewalk was clear last weekend, but the Potomac street side was a treacherous sheet of ice.

When people allow this to occur they are revealing  just how little regard they have for their fellow citizens. It’s a thirty foot long middle-finger to the world that says “I really couldn’t care less about you or your safety”.

Yes, some residents physically can’t clear their sidewalk. But there were plenty of entrepreneurs roaming the neighborhood all weekend offering to clear the snow for a fee. If you still can’t get your sidewalk clear it’s because you’re a bad neighbor and you just don’t care. Continue reading →

Photo by Leonard-B.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Signs of spring along the canal.
• Great photo of GU in the snow.

Seeing as most people are probably spending the day at home catching up on their Netflix queue, GM figured it would make sense just to repost his snowy film from last December. Enjoy!