Don’t forget to go to Furin’s this weekend, it’s your last chance. They close July 31st after 27 family-run years.
GM’s never met anyone that knew Furin’s that didn’t love it. It’s a genuine and simple diner in the middle of a high-rent district filled mostly with over-priced and generally mediocre restaurants. It attracts tourists, locals, area-residents, and celebrities alike. Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
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DDOT announced yesterday the location of 32 new Capital Bikeshare locations (and 18 expansions of current stations). Georgetown is getting only one new station (and one expansion). The new station will be at M and Pennsylvania and the station on Wisconsin by the canal will be expanded. The expansions should take place this fall.
Back in April, DDOT initial proposed this expansion, and included two proposed locations for Georgetown. They were the north end of Rose Park and the Long and Foster parking lot. Both of these proposed locations were problematic for different reasons GM discussed back then.
In a way, DDOT’s decision for Georgetown is a win and a loss. Bikeshare proponents (including GM) lobbied DDOT to reconsider the proposed locations and put the Rose Park station at M and Pennsylvania and the Long and Foster station at Hyde. The ANC–which has been the most proactive ANC in the city for inviting Bikeshare–also supported this position. So getting a station at M and Pennsylvania is great. It will no doubt be one of the most popular stations in the system (particularly once the M st. cycletracks are built). Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
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The controversy-fraught Friendly estate is back on the market. This property, located at 1645 31st St., has been the subject of much turmoil for years. Neighbors likely hope that this step will finally bring an end to it.
The story begins in 2006 when ex-Washington Post executive Marc Teren purchased the property. He wanted to subdivide the property and build a second home (presumably to sell it). The request was repeatedly denied.
Despite the fact that his subdivision plans were thwarted, Teren moved ahead with dramatic renovation plans. Unfortunately, the construction for these plans has stretched out over years and has been repeatedly beset with work stoppages. It would appear that Teren simply ran out of money to complete the job.
And the neighbors have been displeased, as this protest poster that appeared on the property last February can attest:
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
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This week on Not So Long Ago, GM checks out the store next to last week’s entry. Nowadays it’s another great Book Hill antique shop, with Fluergriege, a floral arrangement boutique, upstairs. But 18 years ago, the building was occupied by Babbling Books, a books on tape store.
It’s interesting that like last week’s video store, next door was a purveyor of another now outdated technology. Nowadays, people still listen to audio books, but GM doubts many still use tapes. They probably just buy them on iTunes or something.
And GM thinks there is something lost when we stop buying things in communal spaces and start buying them online. Soon we’ll lose Barnes and Noble too due to the same dynamic. But, it is what it is, and you can’t force stores to sell buggy whips just because they used to.
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