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ANC Round Up
GM normally tries to draw out some sort of a theme or thread of ANC meetings, but some just refuse to comply. Thus it is with tonight’s ANC meeting, so GM will dispense with the thematic jokes and dive right in to the highlights after the jump:
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Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory Closes For Renovations
A tipster alerted GM to the fact that the Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory is all boarded up. There haven’t been any rumors about the historic space, so it was a bit of a mystery why the successful restaurant would close up so abruptly. A call to the restaurant, however, revealed that they aren’t closing down. They’re just performing some renovations and will remain a Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory when it reopens.
Filed under Around Town
This Q & A Cafe Goes to Eleven
From the department of giant wtf comes this: the next guests at Carol Joynt’s Q & A Cafe at Nathans are none other than the band members of Spinal Tap. This is truly a bizarre and, frankly, inspired choice by Joynt. What media figures know more about getting a raw deal than Spinal Tap? Joynt and the band will have much to commiserate over.
The Tap shall arrive May 13th at Noon. Tickets are $35 a head (which includes the brunch). Call Jon Moss at 338-2000 to reserve your space.
In the meantime:
Garden Tour Next Weekend
Close on the heels of the posh Georgetown House Tour is its slightly younger and less stuffy sibling, the Georgetown Garden Tour. May 9th, from 10 AM to 5 PM, the back yards of eight Georgetown homes will open up.
Tickets are $30 if you buy them by Saturday; it’s $35 after that. The Georgetown Current reports that three of the homes will be the three thirds of what once made up Evelyn Walsh McLean’s house on R St., just west of Wisconsin.
This is one of GM’s favorite events of the year here in Georgetown. The gardens can be anything from small and charming to the huge and austere like Evermay, which was featured last year. You only get one chance a year to (legally) poke around these impressive secret gardens so don’t miss out.
If you don’t buy your tickets ahead of time, get them at Christs Church at 31st and O. Oh and one tip, last year GM spent 5 minutes waiting in a line that snaked through Christs Church before he realized he was in the snack line. The ticket line was much shorter. So make sure you’re waiting in the right line.
Filed under Events
So Where Are You Getting Your Groceries Now?
Social Safeway is no more and we have roughly eleven months until Social Safeway Mark II opens. So unless you’ve got one gigantic pantry, you’re going to need to find a new option for groceries. GM explores some of your options after the jump:
Filed under Around Town
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