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Chef Danny Lledó Opens Xiquet
March 12, 2020
•Above his newly recast international wine bar Slate in Glover Park, Lledó has crafted an inviting, intimate setting to showcase his Catalan culinary heritage.
Whole Foods in Glover Park Will Reopen
February 21, 2020
•The store’s 2017 closure, “due to a rodent problem,” grew into a contract and remodeling dispute between building owner Wical and Whole Foods, acquired by Amazon that year.
Whole Foods Closure Due to ‘Act of God’?
October 31, 2019
•Both parties, the store and the building owner, stand to lose millions of dollars in rent — paid, delayed and retroactive — and legal fees if the other side prevails.
Glover Park Trader Joe’s to Open Friday
July 13, 2019
•After a brief ribbon cutting, the long-awaited store will open at 8 a.m. on July 19 with a daylong celebration featuring music, tastings and giveaways.
Glover Park Rite Aid to Close May 18
April 13, 2019
•The departure is the second major retail business closure in Glover Park, after Starbucks, opposite the Rite Aid, called it quits last month.
Whatever Happened to Whole Foods?
February 4, 2019
•A reopening of the Glover Park store appears increasingly unlikely, according to Eric Langenbacher, president of the Burleith Citizens Association.
Glover Park Welcomes a Wingo’s
September 20, 2018
•The new Wingo’s is located at 2218 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Last June, a kitchen fire destroyed the flagship on O Street in Georgetown, scheduled to reopen later this year.
Man Killed by Own Car in Glover Park
September 6, 2018
•What is believed to be a bizarre accident — the automobile apparently rolling downhill against the man — happened in the rear alley of the 2300 block of Tunlaw Road NW.
Whole Foods Missed, Future Undecided
January 29, 2018
•On Jan. 23, Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed motions by both parties in the dispute between Whole Foods and Wical, landlord of the closed Glover Park store.
Return of Whole Foods: It’s Complicated
November 6, 2017
•It all started last March with the ubiquitous D.C. rats. To date, no one can or will say when — or even if — the Glover Park store will reopen.