Posts Tagged ‘20007’
Tourism: The Old Stone House
‘Old Stone House NHS’
courtesy of ‘Ken Lund’
Nestled in along M Street, in the heart of Georgetown, you’ll stumble upon The Old Stone House, one of the oldest homes remaining in Washington, DC. Built in 1765, the house is maintained and operated by the National Park Service, and is part of the National Park System’s [...]
C&O Canal Lock Broken Through, Flooding Feared
Photo by palkynebtab
As this morning’s photos and reports indicate, there is some serious flooding going on throughout the DC area.
In Georgetown, the C&O tow path has been closed and buildings and residencies that line the C&O Canal are in peril because an upstream lock has broken through. But according the National Park Service another lock [...]
Someone Doesn’t Like The New Parking Laws
Someone in Georgetown is clearly not a fan of the new parking regulations that took effect in January. And I have to admit the addition of Saturdays has been the bane of my existence, however instead of throwing signs into the historic C&O Canal, let your voice be heard by contacting Mayor Fenty, your Ward [...]
More »Key Bridge Snow Removal
‘M Street from Roof’
courtesy of ‘Julie Fraker’
If you’re wondering why there’s a ridiculous amount of traffic along M Street, it’s because the DCPD and DDOT are bulldozing the snow build up on Key Bridge. When I passed about 10 minutes ago, the removal was only affecting the traffic heading towards Virginia, but I’m assuming they’ll [...]
Georgetown Shops Continue To Take A Beating
‘Lotus #49′
courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
The shops lining M Street and Wisconsin Avenue have had a turbulent year. We’ve lost American Eagle, Commander Salamander, Up Against The Wall, FYE, Smith and Hawken, Nathan’s, etc. However, we have gained North Face, True Religion Jeans, Arisu, etc. A full survey from late January of the [...]
Up Against The Wall Follows Commander Salamander
‘Mystery man #1′
courtesy of ‘Ed Yourdon’
Exactly one week ago, I posted the sad news that long time Georgetown staple Commander Salamander would be shortly shutting its doors. The only glimmer of hope was that sister shop, Up Against The Wall, was still opened and right around the corner. Unfortunately, today’s posting by local DC-Georgetown blogger [...]
Commander Salamander Closing
‘Obamismo’
courtesy of ‘Daquella manera’
Georgetown shop, Commander Salamander, which surprisingly has its very own definition in the urbandictionary, will be shutting it’s Wisconsin Avenue doors shortly. The shop known for it’s puny t-shirts, colorful trucks and gag gifts has long been a staple of the Georgetown shopping scene. No word yet on why the shop is [...]
Northface Store Robbed, Handgun Involved
‘North Face Store, Georgetown’
courtesy of ‘InspirationDC’
Yesterday afternoon thieves entered The Northface Clothing Store on M Street in Georgetown, stole a large amount of merchandise and held the pursuing security officer at gunpoint before making their getaway.
At around 1:45pm, five suspects entered the store, removed a significant amount of merchandise, exited the store without paying and [...]
Georgetown’s American Eagle Outfitters Shuts. Tweens Left with Plenty of Options
‘urban adventurer’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Over the holidays, the Georgetown strip lost another retail shop with American Eagle Outfitters shuttering its flip flop, tank top, bikini laded aisles for good. Luckily for those AE diehards, there are plenty of other substitutes to be found close by, like Vineyard Vines, Abercrombie & Fitch, Rugby, Tommy Hilfinger, Patagonia, etc…..
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DC in Cookies
This week, the Four Seasons Hotel unveiled a gingerbread replica of the Smithsonian Castle. Talk about a sugar rush. To make this three-foot-high confection, Executive Pastry Chef Charles Froke used 100 pounds of gingerbread dough, 50 pounds of icing, 30 pounds of icing for snow, 20 pounds of sugar, and five pounds of chocolate. It [...]
More »Social Safeway to seek LEED certification
‘green’
courtesy of ’s2art’
DCmud reports that the currently under construction Georgetown Safeway (AKA the Social Safeway) will be seeking a LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
While this is truly great news, what’s not so great news for area residents is that the supposed nine month renovation that started in April will actually extend into [...]
Ristorante Piccolo to Reopen in New Year
‘Georgetown’
courtesy of ‘David Paul Ohmer’
It’s been over a year since an early morning October 20th fire gutted Georgetown’s romantic, date night hot spot Ristorante Piccolo. Damages to the Italian restaurant were estimated at 1M, and the location has been out of service for the last 15 months, leaving carb and chunky tomato sauce lovers hungry.
However, [...]
Target To-Go Store In Georgetown
‘Long live this landmark’
courtesy of ‘dno1967′
According to the Washington Business Journal, a Target To-Go Store will be operating in Georgetown (M St. NW and Wisconsin Ave. NW,) Dec. 11-13 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
These temporary shops feature 50 reasonably priced gifts such as toys, housing items and gadgets, plus pre-store launch items from the [...]
Holiday Merriment In Georgetown Is Blowing Up
‘Tall Toy Soldier’
courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’
When I checked out the posters for this Sunday’s 2nd Merriment in Georgetown, the performance by kiddie rock band Milkshake, photos with Santa and the American Girl doll activities, gave this festivity a distinctly non-twenty/thirty something year old vibe.
That was until this morning’s weekly Georgetown BID email, which enlightened me [...]
Scrum-a-licious Shopping Spree
‘Rugby Shirts’
courtesy of ‘Joe Shlabotnik’
The head prepsters at Rugby, the Ralph Lauren clothing brand with a shop/restaurant in Georgetown, are having a little Holiday Wardrobe give away.
In exchange for some of your info, you can enter to win the grand prize, a $2000 gift card, to purchase whatever you want from their classic and signature [...]
It’s Here! It’s Here! It’s Almost Here!
‘Twilight candy’
courtesy of ‘Joe in DC’
I didn’t see the 2008 blockbuster Twilight in the theater. In fact, like many non-tweens, I pretty much missed all the hype/hubbub surrounding its release. I figured it was one of those Miley Cyrus/Hanana Montana movies, and lord knows I’d never go anywhere near that crap. But then one wintry [...]
Where We Live: Georgetown
‘loves it’
courtesy of ‘NCinDC’
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week, we’ll be looking at a DC neighborhood that is older than DC– Georgetown! Home to beautiful architecture, a thriving commercial district, and a major university, Georgetown probably draws more out-of-towners than any other DC neighborhood (except maybe Adams Morgan on [...]
Betsey Johnson in Georgetown Tonight
‘Betsey Johnson, Red Dress Collection 2007′
courtesy of ‘The Heart Truth’
Betsey Johnson, designer of my favorite quirky and fun things, will be at the Georgetown Betsey Johnson store from 6-7 pm tonight! She’ll be there to chat with fans and share the story of her breast cancer battle in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Where We Live: Glover Park
‘Glover Park hawk’
courtesy of ‘Julie Lyn’
Welcome to another installment of Where We Live. This week we’ll look at Glover Park, a neighborhood that often gets overlooked because of its two loud neighbors: Dupont Circle and Georgetown. But there’s a lot of charm in Glover Park, and it offers residents a perfect balance: living [...]
Thrifty District: Paint Your Own Nails
‘Tube nails’
courtesy of ‘Phil Hawksworth’
Getting your nails done doesn’t seem like that big of an expense– what’s $20 here or there? But pampering like that is easy to cut out of your budget while still keeping your fingernails pretty and maintained at home.
Thrifty: First, you need some good supplies. At the minimum, you need nail [...]
