Annual Review: Business Ins & Outs 2025
• January 12, 2026

The following businesses opened or closed in Georgetown in 2025. Businesses coming in 2026 are also included at the end of this compilation.  In Alara   The long-shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space […]

Where to Spend Galentine’s Day in D.C.
• February 10, 2025

First made popular by the NBC show Parks and Recreation 15 years ago, Galentine’s Day has become an unofficial celebration of sorts. Every February 13, women and girls are encouraged to celebrate […]

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 […]

Real Estate: Rohrer Realty Partners, Leap Bring 5 New Retailers to Market
• October 31, 2022

Virginia-based commercial real estate company Rohrer Realty Partners is working with Leap, a retail platform for modern brands, to bring five new retailers to the D.C. market. Two new retailers […]

Business Ins & Outs: Apple, Berliner, Diptyque
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Out (Temporarily): Apple Store Reboot The Apple Store at 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW has temporarily closed for renovations. In October 2021, Apple submitted plans to construct a basement addition to […]

Business Ins & Outs: Lutèce Gets Top Praise; Empty 7-Eleven, Sara’s to Get New Tenants 
• September 26, 2022

Congrats! New York Times Praises Lutèce A terrific culinary shout-out — and well deserved for owner Zubair Popal and family — for the bistro at 1522 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Last week, […]