Photo by the Washington Post.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Volta Park pool will open two hours early and may stay open later today.
- George and Abe seen on M St.
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Where Do Your Loyalties Lie?
Illustration from pictures from Alicia Griffen and Hey Love DC.
Yesterday’s morning post discussed a neighbor’s ostentatious show of loyalty for Baked and Wired steps away from Georgetown Cupcake’s notorious line of customers. It’s a heated issue around town, and it seems to GM that most Georgetowners come down pretty clearly on one side or the other.
On the Georgetown Cupcake side, you’ve got a couple pretty strong points:
- The cupcakes are nearly as nice to look at as they are to eat
- The flavor variety is pretty incredible
- They’re aspirational
On the negative side of the balance sheet for Georgetown Cupcake:
- The lines, obviously
- While waiting in said lines, you’re surrounded by tourists, which has only gotten worse since the reality show
- The cupcakes are not that big
- There’s nothing else on the menu Continue reading
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Photo by Aurelian.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- A bit more information on the reboot of construction for Phase II of the Georgetown Waterfront Park.
- Dave Roffman has some interesting ideas for the Barnes and Noble.
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Hu’s Chain to Branch out into Food
As GM has previously reported, one of the seven new liquor licenses is likely to be issued to Hu’s Wear LLC. This was a real headscratcher because Hu’s Wear is a clothing store, the sister to Hu’s Shoes.
GM got in touch with one of the co-owners of the Hu’s chain, Eric Eden, to clear up the confusion. Turns out the Eric and his co-owner Marlene Hu Aldaba are actually planning on opening a new restaurant. As described in the liquor license application it will be a “Mediterranean style restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner specialties to include homemade pastas, sauces, wood-grilled seafood and meats. No entertainment. Seating capacity is 120. Summer Garden seating capacity is 60. Total occupancy load is 180.”
Eden confirmed that that is indeed the style of restaurant that they are planning and that they’ve even lined up a chef. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Georgetown Cupcake by Kyamamoto.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Neighbors let hoards waiting in line for Georgetown Cupcakes that their loyalties lie with Baked and Wired (c/o Vox Populi c/o Suitablegirl)
- Georgetown house makes PoP’s House of the Day (Personal note: GM once looked into renting an apartment in this house. The rental agent told him he wouldn’t want to live there since the rest of it was rented out to GU students. Now it’s a single family home. How times change…)
- Reminiscing on Georgetown’s lost theaters.
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Georgetown Library to Reopen in October
In reporting the other day that the Georgetown Library cupola was restored, GM stated that the library was targeted for a September reopening. Turns out that was a bit premature. He was contacted by a representative of the DC Public Libraries to inform him that the target month for reopening is October.
GM thought he’d take this errata opportunity to republish his piece from last year describing what’s in store for Georgetown’s newly renovated gem: Continue reading
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Wisconsin and M and Paulo Ordoveza.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- As first predicted by Vox Populi, Georgetown student Jake Sticka is taking the first steps towards succeeding Aaron Golds as the ANC rep for the university.
- It’s sort of like the Incredible Journey, but with a turtle and it’s a trip of just a few blocks.
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