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Georgetown rejects proposed Apple Store for the third time
Macworld — Posted on by Cyrus Farivar Local media, including the Georgetown University student newspaper, The Hoya , a local newsletter called The Georgetown Current , and The Washington Post 's Raw Fisher column are all reporting that not all is well in the capital's ritziest neighborhood.  In December 2008, the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission rejected Apple's third proposal for its property on 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW , saying that it would be too modern for the 18th century shopping strip. A year and a half ago, Apple paid $13.4 million for the location which, if it had been approved, would make this the first Apple Store in the nation's capital. (There are Apple Stores in neighboring suburbs in ...

Georgetown rejects proposed Apple Store for the third time
MacUser — Posted on by Cyrus Farivar Local media, including the Georgetown University student newspaper, The Hoya , a local newsletter called The Georgetown Current , and The Washington Post 's Raw Fisher column are all reporting that not all is well in the capital's ritziest neighborhood.  In December 2008, the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission rejected Apple's third proposal for its property on 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW , saying that it would be too modern for the 18th century shopping strip. A year and a half ago, Apple paid $13.4 million for the location which, if it had been approved, would make this the first Apple Store in the nation's capital. (There are Apple Stores in neighboring suburbs in ...

Georgetown Apple Store design finally approved
Macworld — Posted on by Cyrus Farivar Georgetown Apple fans rejoice! An Apple Store is finally coming to Wisconsin Avenue! Once built, this will mark the first Apple Store within the nation's capital. While we don't know which elements in particular made Apple's fifth design that much more satisfactory to local authorities than all the others , there's at least one thing that seems to have tipped the balance in Cupertino's favor. Apple originally had wanted to put in largely glass facade and instead, the company eventually came back with a storefront described by  The Washington Post as being "broken into panels, echoing the bay windows and entrances that dominate Georgetown." Stephen J. Vanze, chairman of the Old Georgetown ...