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ANC February Preview: The Hangover Edition
Last month the Old Georgetown Board did not meet. This had the fortunate by-product of making January’s ANC meeting short and sweet. Unfortunately, as the bender is followed by the hangover, so is the short ANC meeting followed by the tedious marathon.
The February ANC meeting must address all the Old Georgetown Board applications that have been queuing up for the last two months. As a result, we’ve got 15 different projects to trudge through next week. But nestled in that morass are several interesting items.
The first item that jumped out at GM as soon as he saw it is Brooks Brothers’ application to redo the Pottery Barn storefront. At the meeting we’ll find out whether Brooks Brothers is going to occupy the entire building or just one of the sections (the building has the Pottery Barn and the old Smith and Hawken spaces). Also, we ought to get a decent idea on when the store will open up.
The second item that ought to cause some interest is the presentation of the plan to renovate the Jelleff sports fields. GM has weighed in on his opinions, but at the meeting the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Maret School will be present to explain/defend the proposal. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
The Once and Future Georgetown Library by dbking.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Stop by the Georgetown Library today at 10:30 AM to watch the ceremonial replacement of the cupola structure. If you’re there you may get a chance to sign the steel beams.
- Student settles discrimination case against Mr. Smiths.
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Casa Stephanopoulos on the Market
Courtesy of TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Last month Georgetown’s own George Stephanopoulos was offered the hosting job of Good Morning America. As GMA is a New York-based show, George had to move himself and the rest of his family (the “Stephanopouli”) up north.
While there was some speculation around Georgetown about whether he’d keep some connection to his home of many years, it looks like any connection won’t come in the form of a mansion on 31st St.: they just put their home up for sale.
And for a cool $6.35 million, it can now be yours! (Although by GM’s calculation, it will probably go for about $5.67 million). Check out what could be yours after the jump: Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
House of Sweden by Palky Nebtab.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Want to live in the building above? Check this out.
- Syracuse blogger rags on GU. Insult to injury: the Orangemen crushed the Hoyas last night.
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Brooks Brothers to Open In Georgetown
It has been rumored for months that Brooks Brothers was going to move into the vacated Smith and Hawken and the soon-to-be-vacant Pottery Barn spaces. The ANC2E agenda for next week confirms it: Brooks Brothers will be moving to 3077 M St.
Specifically, Brooks Brothers is seeking approval of alterations to the storefront, awnings, and signs for that address. Theoretically they could just be moving in to the Smith and Hawken space, which occupies the top floor of 3077 M St. But GM has heard since at least last summer that Pottery Barn plans to vacate the store. Plus, the Smith and Hawken space is too small for a full Brooks Brothers’ store. So his best guess is that Brooks Brothers is taking over the whole building (or at least the Pottery Barn space).
It’ll be sad to see Pottery Barn go. It was a good place to pick up relatively cheap homewares, but as Anthony Lanier (whose EastBanc owns the building) pointed out last September, they can’t pay the rent selling candles.
In the end most people will wonder why there wasn’t a Brooks Brothers already in Georgetown. Well wonder no more.
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Who Would Go to Western High School?
In the period of just one week, the idea to relocate the Duke Ellington School for the Arts was floated, vilified, and conditionally retracted. As it stands now, it appears the DCPS would like to eventually move the school into better facilities but only once the suitable location can be found and the funds secured.
A secondary goal of relocating the Ellington School would be the re-creation of Western High School, which occupied the Ellington School building from its construction in 1897 until 1977. Ever since then, there has been no neighborhood high school in Ward 2. Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans has long advocated bringing such a neighborhood high school back to Ward 2.
But who would go to Western High School if it were re-created? Before answering that, it’s important to realize quite how large Ward 2 is: Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Dumbarton Oaks stairs by Amberture.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Tenant for Nathans even closer?
- Suspect arrested for 1990 murder in Georgetown.
- GM crunched the numbers on the retail environment, but Vox Populi actually got the quotes.
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