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Jill Hinckley Pottery: Weird as You Want to Be
June 7, 2017
•From the moment you walk through the door, the lighthearted atmosphere of Jill Hinckley Pottery engulfs you. Located along Blues Alley, the new studio boasts a large open space, perfect […]
Art and Fashion Mix at Lynn Louisa
May 24, 2017
•Gabby Klingman and Dominique Fierro look like they go back forever: two high school friends who decided to be in business together in Georgetown. It turns out that the two […]
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In: Hotel Hive Rooftop Michael Lastoria, founder of &pizza, and developer Jim Abdo, owner of the Hotel Hive at 2224 F St. NW, greeted guests and inaugurated the rooftop May […]
Business Group Toasts Earth Day
May 3, 2017
•The Georgetown Business Association, the nonprofit dedicated to helping and promoting local businesses, mixed and mingled April 19 amid the rows of bottles of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic […]
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In: Dixie Liquor Rises Again Closed since before July 4, 2016, Dixie Liquor, founded in 1934, reopened April 20 — same place, same hours, same property owners, different business owners. […]
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April 13, 2017
•In: Fresh Baguette Will Rise on S Street Corner The 1737 Wisconsin Ave. storefront (on the corner of S Street) formerly occupied by Sweet Frog frozen yogurt is getting a […]
Under Armour’s Kevin Plank Buys Bruce House
April 10, 2017
•Almost every Georgetown house can tell
quite a story. The place at 1405 34th St., NW,
has started a new chapter with a new owner.
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank purchased
the 11,000-square-foot house, according to Carol
Joynt of Washingtonian’s “Capital Comment.”
It was put on the market and sold by Debbie
Winsor, widow of Curt Winsor III, Bank of
Georgetown founder, who died last December.
Plank paid $7.8 million for the house, according
to the Washington Business Journal.
One of the best known Georgetown historic
homes, it is called the Ambassador Bruce House,
after the distinguished post-World War II diplomat,
who lived there with his wife Evangeline
Bell Bruce, known for her fashion and parties.
“It’s very private and understated from the
street,” Eileen McGrath of Washington Fine
Properties told the Washington Post in April.
“But it is a really substantial home with a great
Georgetown history.” McGrath was the listing
agent along with Jamie Peva for the property.
(Washington Fine Properties did not comment
on the Washingtonian report.) The house was
built just after the War of 1812 by Clement and
Walter Smith, builders who constructed the
famous Smith Row on N Street. Most recently,
in 2010, the Winsors hosted the Georgetown
House Tour Patrons’ Party at their home.
Plank owns another home one block west at
1404 35th St., NW, which he bought in October
2011. As told by Under Armour, in the mid
1990s Plank started his business in the basement
of his grandmother’s house in Georgetown.
Debbie Winsor and her family has since
moved to Dumbarton Street, purchasing the former
home of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, ex-head
of the International Monetary Fund.
Main Streets DC’s Budget Increase Bodes Well for Georgetown
April 6, 2017
•The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission passed a unanimous motion April 3 supporting a Georgetown Main Streets Program. Many persons are asking about what the nonprofit is and what it would […]
Georgetown Theater Building Renovation Applauded
March 27, 2017
•The business group celebrated the revitalization of an iconic Georgetown property — and will meet this Wednesday at Kennedy & Co. on Potomac Street.
Biz Group Celebrates Women’s History Month
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The Georgetown Business Association met at one of the newest women-owned firms, Kennedy & Co.