Expired Business License Closes Georgetown Cupcake 

August 11, 2022

This article was updated on Aug. 12. The world-famous and popular Georgetown Cupcake at the corner of 33rd and M Street NW was shut down Aug. 10 by the D.C. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building

August 8, 2022

Blues Alley Operator Buys Blues Alley Building Looks like the famed music venue, Blues Alley, will stay in Georgetown. Blues Alley operator, Harry Schnipper, has purchased the Blues Alley building […]

At Journalist Benefit, Ukrainian Ambassador Praises Those Covering War

August 1, 2022

It was a special evening for journos on July 28 — a fundraiser for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) benefiting journalists covering the war in Ukraine — that featured a speech […]

D.C. Power Index Prize Launches, Lunches at Cafe Milano

July 21, 2022

The D.C. Power Index Prize was inaugurated in person, in style and in full throttle at Cafe Milano on Prospect Street in Georgetown July 20, as it honored six women. […]

Business Ins & Outs: July 13, 2022

July 13, 2022

Farewell to Sara’s Market and Girma Hailu  A Georgetown tradition of more than a century ended last month. Sara’s Market at 3008 Q St. NW shut its doors for good […]

Mayor Celebrates Wegmans, City Ridge Unveiling

July 11, 2022

While you can’t buy anything until the official opening this Wednesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser visited the new Wegmans grocery store up Wisconsin Avenue at City Ridge on Saturday, July 9. […]

Business Ins & Outs: Pressed; Laveda Lash & Brow


In: Pressed, ‘Plant-Forward’ The shiny juice joint at 1300 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former space of the Papyrus card store opened July 8 to lines waiting out the door. […]

Palisades 4th of July Parade Lights Up MacArthur Blvd.

July 5, 2022

Photos by Patrick G. Ryan The 56th annual Fourth of July parade in Washington, D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood made a strong and sunny comeback this year. The happily, loosey-goosey, fun-loving mixture […]

Business Ins & Outs: Sweet Connections at Main Street Tour 

June 27, 2022

Saturday afternoon’s Georgetown Sweets Tour, sponsored by Georgetown Main Street, matched 12 retail locations with a sweet treat from a Georgetown shop. Thomas Sweet ice cream was matched with the […]

In D.C., Bowser Wins; Progressives, Too

June 23, 2022

The center held, more or less, as Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic nomination and a chance to have a third term — besting her opponent Robert White by 10,000 […]