7-Eleven on P St. to Close May 15  

May 9, 2022

Well, there’s no thank you heaven, and soon there’ll be no 7-Eleven in Georgetown. The 7-Eleven convenience store at 2617 P St. NW — a favorite of residents, visitors and […]

Business Ins & Outs: Buck Mason, Michael Kors, Fluevog

April 7, 2022

In: Buck Mason, California Fresh The straightforward men’s wear and women’s wear store, Buck Mason — founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford in Los Angeles — […]

Georgetown Tobacco at 58: Founder David Berkebile Looks Back Gratefully

March 14, 2022

Tomorrow, Georgetown Tobacco celebrates it 58th anniversary — pretty good for a business that might be seen as unique to another time and place. There’s the beauty and longevity of […]

Business Ins & Outs: Amazon Book Stores, L’Enfant Gallery

March 7, 2022

Out: Amazon to Drop Book Stores Amazon will be closing all 68 of its physical bookstores, along with its pop-ups. The closure includes Amazon Books at 3040 M St. NW. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Concept 31/M, Pie Sisters, Sticx and Stonx

February 28, 2022

Out: Concept 31/M, but New Tenant Coming Concept 31/M has expired. The fun pop-up mix had its run at 3077 M St. NW. The corner property at 31st and M […]

Business Ins & Outs: EverFi Sells for $750 Million, Salvation Army Residences? 

January 24, 2022

Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, announced Jan. 3 that it “has acquired global social impact technology leader EverFi in a cash and stock transaction for […]

Georgetown Golden Girl, Joy Lane Blair: 1935-2022

January 12, 2022

Joy Lane Blair, who died on Jan. 5, was born on July 2, 1935 in Jackson, Tennessee, to Larry and Mabel Lane. The oldest of five children, Joy started working […]

Business Ins & Outs of 2021

January 10, 2022

The coming and going of Georgetown businesses — retail and restaurants — seemed to tilt on the positive side in 2021, despite the pandemic and other stressors. Here’s to more […]

Georgetown Gap’s Closing Leaves Huge Gap 

December 13, 2021

There will be a big vacant space on Georgetown’s main avenue, come the new year — and it comes as not quite a surprise. The Gap store at 1258 Wisconsin […]

Ins & Outs: Green Almond Pantry, The Lantern, Sandlot, Budd & Co., L. Priori

May 12, 2021

Green Almond Pantry, the Mediterranean cafe counter and market from chef-owner Cagla Onal, reopened on Grace Street NW on May 13.