Business Ins & Outs: Citibank, Cafe con Bagel; &pizza

May 22, 2023

In: Cafe con Bagel Pablo Salazar finally got to open his coffee and bagel joint at 1332 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former space for Petite Soeur and, before that, the […]

Business Ins & Outs: Sara’s Market, Todd Snyder; Scotch & Soda

May 15, 2023

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

Georgetown BID’s Spring Cleaning Projects, Canal Repairs 

May 8, 2023

As May flowers bloom, annual rites of spring often involve cleaning and decluttering the home, but for the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID), sprucing up Georgetown’s commercial district is a […]

Business Ins & Outs 2022: L’Avant-Garde, Hobo, Whole Foods; Berliner, Amazon Books, CB2

January 9, 2023

Welcome: L’Avant-Garde, Yellow, Showfields, Hobo, Glossier, Bitty & Beau’s, Fountain Inn and others. Farewell: Berliner, Officina, Fluevog, Pie Sisters, Petite Soeur, Sara’s, CB2 and others. It was a busy year for Georgetown […]

Exclusive Interview: Shirley Kwan-Hui, Head of New D.C. Agency Protecting Consumers and Licensing Businesses 


There’s a new consumer-protection czar in town. And her skills and life experience are poised to help safeguard D.C. residents and visitors while ensuring safe and successful business practices in […]

Business Ins & Outs: Showfields, Bourbon Concierge, Herbivore 

November 28, 2022

In: Showfields at 31st & M With a grand opening event set for Dec. 8, Showfields opened the doors at 3077 M St. NW last week in the former Brooks […]

Business Ins & Outs: Top Brands Coming to Wisconsin & Prospect

November 14, 2022

EastBanc, Inc. and Acadia Realty Trust announced last week that leases were signed with Wolford, Ever/Body, Blank Street Coffee and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream at the redevelopment of 1238 Wisconsin […]

The Spirit of Thanksgiving

November 9, 2022

One of my favorite movies turns 35 this year. And it’s one of the few films out there that celebrates Thanksgiving. John Hughes’s 1987 “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is the […]

Business Ins & Outs: Glossier Opens Friday; Scilla & Luna Closing by End of August

July 28, 2022

“Up in the Sky” With Glossier Beauty Brand This Friday, July 29, Georgetown welcomes Glossier Beauty Brand’s fifth location at 3065 M St. NW in the former Sephora location, which […]

7-Eleven Closure Makes News Locally and Globally

May 12, 2022

Who knew such hyperlocal news as the closing of the 7-Eleven on P Street in Georgetown would make the national television news more than 7,000 miles away? The May 9th […]