The Georgetown Metropolitan

3200 block of O St.

As you may have read, yesterday the Corcoran Gallery of Art announced that for all intents and purposes it will soon no longer exist. Specifically, the art collection will be largely transferred to the National Gallery and the art school will be sold to George Washington University.

The Corcoran name will go on as the second floor galleries will be run by the NGA as the Corcoran Contemporary. It will feature modern art pieces from the combined collections of the Corcoran and the NGA. Since most of the Corcoran’s permanent collection is pre-contemporary, most of it will no longer be shown at the historic building on 17th St. The NGA is expected to take up to 1/2 of the Corcoran’s collection for display at its buildings on Constitution Ave. Continue reading →

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.