Business Ins & Outs: Alara, Octobre Éditions, Arc’teryx, Ateliers Jacob

January 27, 2025

In: Hakan Ilhan’s Alara  The long-shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space has metamorphosized into Alara, a Mediterranean-focused restaurant by Hakan Ilhan. Meaning “beautiful water fairy” in Turkish, Alara will feature seasonal menus […]

Business Ins & Outs 2024 

January 13, 2025

The following is a summary of Business Ins and Outs for 2024. In   Tesla Electrifies M St.    Last month, the nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer opened a 4,500-square-foot showroom at […]

Business Ins & Outs: Tesla Is On; Wawa Is Off

December 9, 2024

In: Tesla Electrifies M St.  The nation’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer opened a 4,500-square-foot showroom at 3307 M St. NW, having relocated from CityCenterDC. Tesla moved — curiously enough — […]

Business Ins & Outs: Billy Hicks, Marine Layer, Sweaty Betty

October 21, 2024

In: Billy Hicks to Open Wednesday Yes, Brat Pack nostalgia is real. Billy Hicks restaurant will make its debut at the lively corner of M and Potomac Streets on Oct. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Osteria Mozza, Barnes & Noble, Club Pilates

October 15, 2024

There will be at least two big openings for Georgetown next month. In: Osteria Mozza to Open Next Month Almost ready, Georgetown. The highly anticipated Osteria Mozza DC will open […]

BID CEO Joe Sternlieb Stepping Down in 2025

September 23, 2024

Joe Sternlieb, CEO and President of the Georgetown Business Improvement District since 2012, has announced that he will be stepping down in the first quarter of 2025 to become an […]

Business Ins & Outs: Osteria Mozza DC, Arc’teryx, Malbon

September 16, 2024

In: Osteria Mozza, Starr’s Next Super Star, to Open Oct. 14? The highly anticipated Osteria Mozza DC will be “Opening Fall 2024 … Now Hiring For All Positions.” One website […]

Local Business: The Zamani House of Heritage

June 3, 2024

By Christine Axsmith Have you ever walked past that rug store off of Wisconsin and Dumbarton and wonder what was in there? The Zamani House of Heritage has been a […]

Business Ins & Outs: Reverie, Molteni&C, Ice Cream Jubilee

March 18, 2024

In: Reverie Chef Johnny Spero’s Reverie will return to service in a matter of days, after a major reconstruction. An August 2022 fire shut down the Michelin-starred and intimate restaurant […]

Business Ins & Outs 2023

January 2, 2024

In —  Sara’s Market Resurrected on Q Vivien Tsang and John Michael Kushner, co-owners of Dent Place Market, reopened Sara’s Market at 3008 Q St. NW which closed its doors last […]