Photo by Serge Melki.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest,
- Commander Salamander will close at the end of the year. This time it’s for real.
- Tomorrow Dumbarton Oaks goes to its winter hours, which means it’s free admission till next spring.
The Multi-Outfitted Skeleton of Volta Place
This October, GM has noticed that Georgetowners are getting a lot more into Halloween decorations. It used to be just Nancy Taylor Bubes at 31st and Q who went over the top (and she still does), but now a lot more people are investing in giant spiders. But there is probably no house bringing more laughs (and probably some confused looks) than the house of Marnie and Dennis Kenney on Volta Place.
You see, just outside their door lives Mr./Mrs Skeleton (s/he is of indeterminate sex). This Halloween season, Skeleton has been wearing a completely different outfit every day (sometimes more than one a day).
Here he is exploring his French impressionist side:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Jacquesofalltrades.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Another look at the new Muncheez place (which GM is now convinced failed to get approval for their signs on the front of the building. Hell, they have a schoolbus stop-sign!).
- Georgetown Cupcake turns back into a TV set.
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Halloween Road and Parking Restrictions Announced
As expected, DDOT announced yesterday a series of road closures and parking restrictions for Georgetown this Halloween weekend. They are similar to what has been done in the recent past.
The governing theory is to keep traffic off the side streets (because of the kiddies walking around in the dark) and to push all the traffic onto M and Wisconsin. So even though it would be great for the partiers on M St. to shut the whole road down to traffic as they used to, this is probably a safer plan overall. Plus it has the benefit of allowing partiers to catch a cab on M St. and Wisconsin rather than off on a side street.
Here’s a map of the closings. The red streets are streets that are closed to everyone except residents and employees (if it’s a commercial street). The purple streets allow traffic but don’t have any on-street parking:
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Mr. T in DC.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Celebrate Halloween a little early with a night of Edgar Allen Poe at Dumbarton House.
- Speaking of narcotics users: yet another drug bust at GU.
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ANC Preview: Judge For Yourself Edition
After GM had his say yesterday on the ANC, you can come next ANC meeting next Monday and see the ANC in action for yourself.
So what’s on tap? Unfortunately, not much. Five of the eight Old Georgetown Board items are residential, which can lead to heated discussions, but are rarely newsworthy. A good way to think of them is to view them as learning experiences as either how to or, more often, how not to go about doing home renovations.
As for the commercial matters, one thing jumps out to GM: Billy Reid, a high end clothing store, is moving into the space recently vacated by Riccardi at 3213 M St.
Another item GM noticed is that the new Thunder Grill, which installed a huge and ugly awning without any approvals, is getting reviewed by the Old Georgetown Board, but the ANC put it on the no-review calendar (they do that when they trust the OGB to make the aesthetic call). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
M St. by Geetarchurchy.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Zombies invade Georgetown.
- Fancy Italian kitchenware store Alessi coming to Cady’s Alley.
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