Photo by Shoesmiths.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Albrecht Muth hospitalized again.
- Great snow photo.
The Morning Metropolitan
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Wagners Applies to Open on Sundays
Last year, the DC Council amended the liquor laws to allow liquor stores to open on Sundays. Finally this last vestige of an archaic Blue law would be removed and people could get some booze on the seventh day.
In January the city began accepting applications from stores wishing to open on Sundays. As of last week, fifty-nine such stores have applied, including Georgetown’s Wagner’s (and Glover Park’s Pearson’s too, if you prefer them). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Dan McQuade.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Georgetown Cupcake gets a lien for failing to pay their taxes. But it got lifted after just one day.
- Wow, remember the Georgetown “Cuddler”? He (or at least one of them) just had his guilty verdict thrown out in favor of a new trial.
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ANC Preview: Sticka Mic Drop Edition
Next Monday is the February session for ANC2E. Near the beginning of the meeting, the commission will perform its biannual duty to honor the recently departed ANC member with a special commendation. This time it’s Jake Sticka who will be so honored. Perhaps in a nod to Jake, the ANC will be meeting again at GU, specifically the McShain Lounge in McCarthy Hall.
The ANC will also deal with more meaty topics. On the agenda is the proposed residential zoning rewrite. This project–part of a city-wide effort–will modernize the zoning code in Georgetown by recognizing that much of what technically is “non-conforming use” today (i.e. stores in the neighborhoods, English basement apartments, etc.) includes features many think are what make Georgetown Georgetown.
A group of representatives from CAG, the ANC and the OGB have been meeting for over a year hashing out a proposal for OP to consider applying to Georgetown. The group includes voices from across the issue. (Full disclosure: As a member of CAG’s board, GM has had a tangential role in this effort). Some in the group were very conservative and wanted little change, others are straight up urbanists pushing for much more progressive change. The compromises the group reached are true compromises born from serious and honest discussions. (At some point–not today–GM will go over the finer points of the proposal).
Finally, one other issue the ANC will discuss is also near and dear to GM: the proposed new locations for Capital Bikeshare stations. GM hopes the ANC is on board with the plan because it would mean him getting a station just three blocks away. Continue reading
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Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Brownpau.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Citypaper argues against evicting Jack’s.
- And Jack’s has already filed a civil action against NPS.
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The Showrooming of Georgetown
Photo by Vpickering.
Georgetown has lots of chain stores (although not quite as many as some think). These companies are willing to pay top dollar to open their store in a neighborhood with Georgetown’s cachet. This in turn drives up the rental costs for everyone, which makes it all that much tougher for non-chain stores to compete.
You’d expect that these stores are getting a big return on their investment here in Georgetown via sales. But you may be wrong. GM has heard that increasingly the business model for stores in expensive neighborhoods like Georgetown is shifting from the traditional retail model to a new one based around the concept of “showrooming”.
Showrooming is generally used to describe the increasingly common occurrence whereby a customer comes into a store, reviews the merchandise, and then goes back home and buys it cheaper from somewhere online. Companies like Best Buy view this (probably rightly) as a mortal threat. A Sony TV bought from a retail Best Buy is identical to one bought from Overstock.com. Once you’ve seen the product in person, unless you’ve got a Super Bowl party later that night, it probably makes sense to look for a better deal online.
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by jacquesofalltrades.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Jonathan Umbel in dispute with landlord over Bandolero and Tacklebox spaces.
- Do not mess around in Farmers Fishers and Bakers men’s room.
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