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BID Adds Two Exciting Staffers
Yesterday the BID announced the hiring of two exciting new hires. The first is Jonathon Kass as the BID’s new Transportation Director. He comes from the staff of Councilmember Tommy Wells, where he specialized on transportation issues. The second is Josh Hermias, who will be the BID’s new Economic Development Director. He comes most recently from Georgetown University, and before that worked in the District City Administrator’s office and at Brookings.
These hires are exciting for several reasons. This first is that they’re happening in the first place. It’s fantastic that the BID is seriously focusing on these two issues. Transportation and economic development are the two most significant challenges that the Georgetown business community faces over the next 10-20 years. Secondly, this is exciting because both Kass and Hermias bring such heft to the positions. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Martin Kalfatovic.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Hotel Monticello is now the Graham.
- This is the guy who owns that beautiful house at 31st and
QP. (GM seems to remember reading that Joe and Ethel Kennedy once lived there).
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Where do You Eat Out in Georgetown, and Why?
After GM’s post yesterday about the amount of restaurant closures last year (and GM just realized he left out Rugby Cafe), a friend reached out and asked for GM’s assistance in starting a conversation with Georgetowners about our restaurants. Specifically, he wanted to know where do Georgetowners actually go out when they go out in Georgetown, and why.
GM can only answer for himself, so here goes: the vast majority of times the reality is that GM and family only go out to restaurants in Georgetown because it’s convenient. As a result, very close-by restaurants like Bonaparte and Los Cuates get selected a lot. But a baby is in tow. It is unlikely GM and wife would stick around Georgetown if a baby-sitter has been hired for the night. When that happens they high-tailed it for U St. or H St. NE. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Elvert Barnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Another argument for Metro through Georgetown sooner rather than later.
- More single women live in Georgetown than single men (but they only have to go over the Key Bridge to find all the men).
- Georgetown resident has not one, but two dogs competing in the Westminster Kennel Dog Show tonight
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2012 Was Rough on Georgetown Restaurants
Photo by NCinDC.
Every February, GM conducts a census, of sorts, of all the stores in Georgetown. He gathers the information and tabulates out various facets of the data to produce his annual State of Georgetown articles.
This is not that. (GM hasn’t had the time yet to do his census, but it should be within the next week or so).
But what GM can already tell before walking the streets is that 2012 was rough on Georgetown restaurants. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Elvert Barnes.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Bulldog confab.
- Let Teddy triple lutz.
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