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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- A little modern for GM’s tastes, but shows you how much bigger a room looks when painted nearly all white.
- Boathouse row process grinds on.
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The Morning Metropolitan
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The Morning Metropolitan
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- The most Second Empirest of Georgetown Second Empire homes is still for sale.
- GM heard it was going to be a Good Stuff Eatery, but if that’s not going to happen, what would you like to happen with Morso?
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The Morning Metropolitan
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Good morning Georgetown. GM’s still basking in his new world of diapers and short sleep, but is ready to get the Georgetown Metropolitan back in gear. He can’t guarantee that the posts will be as consistent as they have been, but he’ll promise the old college try. So without further ado, here’s the latest:
- GM heard this a while back, but it looks like the GAP is finally moving to consolidate its kids store into its grown-up store across the street. No word yet on any possible new tenants for the soon-to-be vacated GAP Kids space.
- Evermay to become headquarters of new owners’ non-profit.
- A steal at $7.9 million?
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The Morning Metropolitan
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Good morning Georgetown and happy 2012! May the Mayans be wrong and your coffee just right! Here’s the latest:
- Couple interesting Georgetown real estate news items.
- The Post goes long on Violet Drath.
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The Morning Metropolitan
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- The Georgetowniest home in Georgetown?
- Terrible, terrible news from the Key Bridge.
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Wow, that’s $1,500 a square foot.
- Lamenting the imminent demise of Barnes and Noble.
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GBA Holds Forum on Economic Development
Wednesday night the Georgetown Business Association held a forum on economic development in Georgetown. It’s a topic that is much on the minds of business owners and residents alike.
The panel included representatives from across the Georgetown business spectrum and also Councilmembers Jack Evans and Vincent Orange. When asked what the city can do for Georgetown, Evans highlighted three things: keeping crime low, transportation, and taxes. Typically when Evans talks about taxes, he talks about keeping income taxes low in order to attract and keep high income residents, but on this occasion he focused on the effect of higher taxes on small businesses. He stated that 25-30% of the new top income tax rate for DC will hit small businesses (for what it’s worth GM’s never heard that stat before, and it doesn’t sound quite right to him).
Vincent Orange emphasized a DC law that requires DC agencies to spend 50% of their procurement budget on small businesses. He stated that right now 31 agencies are out of compliance. Orange also highlighted the DC Streetscape Relief Fund, which offers interest free loans to businesses affected by disruptive street construction, like that seen on H St. NE. Good initiatives both of them, but they’re not really going to help out Georgetown small retail shops much (although Karen Ohri of Georgetown Flooring pointed out that a lot of their business is for institutional clients, so stores like hers could benefit from the procurement law). Continue reading
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