Michaels and Homegoods Mockingly Called 'Threat to Public Safety'
Someone on SeeClickFix has a sense of humor.
An ususual alert popped up on SeeClickFix Tuesday morning—instead of the usual report of a missing sign or out-of-order parking meter, someone posted a "tenant alert." The alert was about Michaels, HomeGoods and Marshalls coming to Georgetown. The alert reads: "As a concerned Georgetown resident, I'm writing to inform you that there is a Michael [sic], Home goods [sic] and Marshals [sic] planned to take up occupancy in this location. Please send a crew out immediately to fix this as this is not only a threat to public safety but an obvious assault to the neighborhood. To think they teased us with an Eatly. Seriously who makes these decisions?" And apparently whomever checks SeeClickFix for DC's 311 department either did not notice the …
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Carla Bicks
1:35 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
I was under the impression we were going to get a smaller Bloomingdales or a smaller nieman Marcus. Yes I do think that Marshall's will bring down the atmosphere of Georgetown. Michaels is an art store, kids always need art supplies. Home goods is wonderful for picking up a small something. I thing that a Target would have been a lit better than a Marshall's. more ›