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 — […]

Georgetown Community Day Delights at GU

September 19, 2022

In the brilliant sunshine of a late-summer Saturday, Georgetown University held its annual fall Georgetown Community Day – a fun and family-friendly festival bringing together students, faculty and staff, local […]

Wawa Shooting Rattles Georgetown

August 31, 2022

An apparently homeless and mentally disturbed man fired shots in and outside the Wawa convenience store at 1222 Wisconsin Ave. NW around 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 30. Metropolitan Police Officers […]

Wawa Opens in Georgetown

December 20, 2018

President, CEO and “Lead Goose” Chris Gheysens commented on his and everyone’s excitement, noting that the store is “not your typical Wawa.” 

Georgetown Wawa to Open Dec. 20

December 3, 2018

While Wawa was applying for its D.C. government permits, the news was met with some hostility from Georgetowners.

Business Ins & Outs July 11, 2018

July 11, 2018

In: Architectural Window Corporation At 3235 P St. NW, Paul DonVito, a third-generation Washingtonian and longtime preservationist, has opened the Georgetown branch of Architectural Window Corporation, a Connecticut-based company that […]

Business Ins & Outs June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018

By Stephanie Green and Robert Devaney In: The Dough Jar The Dough Jar is a sweet shop that thinks outside the ice cream cone and cupcake. The store sells fun-sized […]

Downtowner DC Dec. 20, 2017

December 20, 2017

‘Rat Warrior’ Testifies to Council Capitol Hill resident Susan Sedgewick is out for blood — rat blood, that is. Known as the “Rat Warrior,” she has a clipboard with a […]

Wawa? Remember Roy Rogers?

August 1, 2017

How shallow is the debate about Wawa coming to Georgetown, replacing Restoration Hardware? After all, this was the site of a fast food restaurant for many years, Roy Rogers by […]

First Whacks at Wawa — and More ANC Highlights

July 3, 2017

Meeting Thursday, June 29, before its summer break, the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission tackled some hot-button town topics: DC Streetcar, the District Department of Transportation’s plans for protected bicycle lanes […]