Georgetown

Calypso St. Barth “upscale women’s apparel and luxury home furnishings retailer” Coming to Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

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3307 M Street, NW courtesy of EASTBANC

From a press release:

Effortless elegance is coming to Georgetown. EastBanc, Inc. and Jamestown announced today that Calypso St. Barth — the upscale women’s apparel and luxury home furnishings retailer — has signed a ten-year lease to occupy the retail space at 3307 M Street NW in its Georgetown Renaissance portfolio. The expansive 2,718-square-foot showroom space will serve as the store’s first DC location and will replace the current double occupants AT&T Wireless and Salon Rafik. Calypso St. Barth will aim for a grand opening in early spring 2014.

Loved by women of all ages, Calypso St. Barth combines exquisite textures, rich colors and special embellishments to offer a refreshing sense of escape. Founded in 1992, the brand has grown from a modest resort-wear boutique to a luxury lifestyle brand, including an exotic home collection.
The home collection features pieces by contemporary American and European designers and mixes natural textiles from around the world to transform any living space into an effortlessly chic haven.

The Calypso St. Barth retail space is a prime commercial streetscape property in Georgetown’s M Street corridor. Augmenting the collection of distinguished designer brands currently located in the EastBanc and Jamestown Georgetown Renaissance portfolio, Calypso St. Barth will round out the retail quarter as DC’s ground zero of modern fashion, furniture and lifestyle goods.

The Calypso St. Barth lease agreement is part of the recent surge of Georgetown Renaissance leasing activity that includes deals with popular home retailers such as CB2 and West Elm and luxury fashion retailers such as Intermix. The Calypso St. Barth deal also confirms Georgetown’s movement westward toward stylish lifestyle brands and will balance the current mix of fashion tenants – Intermix, Bonobos, Babette, Relish, City Sports and The North Face – with women’s well-appointed apparel.

Capitol Prague Restaurant Now Open in Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

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3277 M Street, NW

From an email:

We are proud to announce the opening of Capitol Prague Restaurant on Tuesday, May 28, 2013! A little corner of Central Europe on bustling M Street in Georgetown, Capitol Prague Restaurant offers a Czech & Slovak-inspired fare infused by a rich heritage of the Habsburgs. A revival of an old empire cuisine blends aromas of fresh herbs, smoked meats, homemade pastries and lost culinary wonders of the old continent. For those craving an authentic Czech meal, we have a great selection of traditional entrees, including svíčková, halušky, or vepřo-knedlo-zelo. We also serve a refreshing array of salads, appetizers, fish and vegetarian options – all infused by a wonderful and authentic taste of Europe.

And, traditional Czech beer (with as much foam as possible)! Along with Czechvar Lager on tap, we are proudly serving an unpasteurized and unfiltered draught beer, lager and dark, from Kout na Šumave! For wine lovers, we have an eclectic collection of wine that will make you dream about those winding cobblestone streets of Prague. And finally, we offer homemade sweets, pastries and other delicacies of Europe, including apple and sweet cheese strudel, which makes indulgence simple yet unforgettable!

We are open now for happy hour (5-7pm) and dinner (7-10pm) Monday through Friday, and for brunch on Saturday-Sunday (10am-4pm).

Adjacent to our restaurant is CAPITOL PRAGUE CAFÉ, a small European café featuring illy coffee, homemade pastries and sweet delicacies of Old Europe, and other refreshments. Capitol Prague Café is open daily from 8am-8pm.

Victim Robbed and Assaulted with a Taser Last Night in Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth


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From MPD:

On yesterday’s date around 10:00 p.m. there was a robbery that occurred in the 1500 block of 34th Street NW. The suspect approached the victim from the rear and assaulted the victim with a taser. Taken was a cell phone, pocket change and a wallet. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. The suspect is described as a follows: black male, 5’10” 140 – 160 lbs., wearing a black jacket, black jeans, black bandana and carrying a black backpack. If anyone has information about this offense please call 202-727-9099.

Dysfunction Junction Vol. 6: Wisconsin and M Street, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

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Dysfunction Junction chronicles the most forlorn, baffling, and wonderful crossroads of our fair city. Ben Ball is a transportation nerd in his spare time. He lives in LeDroit Park. Ben previously wrote about 14th and Park/Kenyon NW.

“We Are Georgetown” – or so the ads tell us.  If “we” refers to a frothy mix of foreign tourists, well-to-do students, and old biddies clutching their Hermès handbags, then I’m willing to concede the point.  For quite a few of us, though, Georgetown has always felt much more like “them” – a neighborhood that feels like an appendix to DC proper.  (The oft-revisited idea of secession doesn’t help.)

It’s simple:  this intersection is over capacity.  Wisconsin is the big north-south thoroughfare, and M is the big east-west thoroughfare, but neither can deal with the jam of drivers, pedestrians and daring cyclists who just want to get where they’re going.  Naturally, the place where they meet just compounds the lunacy.

The sidewalks here are already legendary for their narrowness.  Most of the time, it just feels like the line for Georgetown Cupcake metastasized over the whole neighborhood.  Garbage cans and parking meters further promote the sense that you’re running an obstacle course.  Then the crowd of people looking to cross the street turns this intersection into a giant game of red rover, thwarting those who just want to go around the corner.  Every light change starts the Mexican standoff between entitled pedestrians, harried drivers looking to turn right, and left-turning drivers stuck in the middle of the intersection.

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Mon. Afternoon Rental Option – Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

1322 35th Street Northwest

This rental is located at 1322 35th Street, NW:


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The listing says:

“Traditional Georgetown rowhouse with high ceilings, spacious main level with living room, dining room, powder room, tablespace kitchen and entrance hall. Upper level provides 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and good closet space. Lower level is unfurnished and is good for storage or laundry. Large parking pad is available at the rear of the house for tenant to use.”

This 3 bed/2.5 bath is going for $5,975/Mo.

ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen Hiring in Georgetown, Opening in Chinatown

By Prince Of Petworth

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2805 M Street, NW

The ShopHouse coming to the former Furin’s space in Georgetown is now hiring and looking close to opening. Here’s how the space looked in 2010:

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ShopHouse’s first location opened in back in Sept. 2011 at 1516 Connecticut Ave, NW in Dupont. You can see their menu here.

Washington Business Journal reports that ShopHouse will be opening a third location in part of the former Ruby Tuesday’s which recently closed at 710 7th Street, NW:

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Billy Reid Opening in former Pizzeria Uno space in Georgetown on Friday

By Prince Of Petworth

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3211 M Street, NW

Back in Feb. 2013 confirmed some scuttlebutt that a Billy Reid clothing store would be moving into the former Pizzeria Uno space at 3211 M Street, NW. They open Friday. From the Georgetown BID:

This Friday, May 10th, Billy Reid is opening a new store in Georgetown at 3211 M Street, NW. The multi-level store will include curated areas focused on unique elements within the collection such as the Women’s collection, The Made in the USA Heirloom line and even a space for made-to-measure services. Known primarily for his menswear collections, Reid won both the CFDA Award for Best New Designer and the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award in 2010. His style is particularly reflective of his southern roots, with an emphasis on casual sportswear crafted with exceptional tailoring, while reflecting a true “homespun” feel.

Capitol Prague Cafe Now Open in Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

Capitol Prague Café, a small European café in the heart of Georgetown, is now open daily between 8AM-8PM, serving unique and exquisite illy coffee along with homemade pastries and sweet delicacies of Old Europe. Come and taste illy’s velvety, delicately balancing floral and fruity notes with caramel, toast and chocolate…it will become your next obsession!

Stay tuned… Capitol Prague Restaurant & Bar is opening in May 2013, offering a contemporary Czech & Slovak fare infused by aromas of fresh herbs, smoked meats and authentic Czech beer!

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3277 M Street, NW

Fri. Afternoon Rental Option – Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

3022 R Street Northwest

This rental is located at 3022 R Street, NW:


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The listing says:

“Come see this great living space in a quiet neighborhood with plenty of parking. Montrose Park is right outside your doorstep with access to Rock Creek Park Trail. Closest bus line is on Q & 30th and with the next closest being at R & Wisconsin. Small food market in walking distance (Q & 30th) Zone 2 Street parking.”

This 2 bed/1 bath is going for $2,650/Mo.

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