The Old Georgetown Board has rejected a mural proposed by Eagle Bank, the same one that the Advisory Neighborhood commission found distasteful and voted against in June, The Georgtown Current reports.

A Dish contributor and her daughters were having dinner at Los Cuates (meaning "Buddies" or "Twins") at Wisconsin & Q St. ("the best Mexican restaurant in Georgetown," she says) when the skies opened up Thursday. Huge downpour, flooded streets, wind whipping up the trees. Then they stepped outside and, VOILA -- a perfect rainbow!

"Top Chef D.C." aired last night, so if you missed the winner you'll have to tune into Bravo TV.  The Palm restaurant held a viewing party for fans of the show and the restaurant including D.C. Council Member Michael Brown (At-large), son of the late Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton.  Tommy Jacomo, The Palm's personality and executive director had this to say about D.C.'s top chef: "It's more secret than the Pentagon." 

GM happened to notice this weekend that a couple small patches of asphalt on 29th st. have eroded away to reveal the wonderful cobblestones that lie beneath (alright, if you must be a stickler, they’re really called Belgian blocks or setts, but let’s not get hung up on that).

For those following the efforts Nancy Flinn of Poplar Street, NW, to get someone  to take responsibility for the Verizon utility pole that is threatening her tiny house, will recall that Flinn received a letter from Verizon suggesting that she pay $1,932,880 in estimated costs to correct the problem.