No Answer to Airline Noise in Sight
• September 24, 2018

In a mind-numbing presentation on Sept. 20, Randy Waldeck of the CSDA Design Group concluded, yet again and with a shrug, that airplane noise is increasing and there’s not much that can be done about it. 

Council May Overturn Tipped-Employee Minimum Wage Vote
• September 13, 2018

In July, a majority of Council members co-introduced a bill to overturn Initiative 77. Mayor Bowser also came out against the vote’s outcome. That resolution will be taken up at the Sept. 17 Council meeting.

Business Ins & Outs Sept. 12, 2018
• September 12, 2018

By Stephanie Green and Robert Devaney In: Guapo’s Shimmers at Washington Harbour Guapo’s, the Tex-Mex restaurant chain that began in Tenleytown almost 30 years ago, finally got its Georgetown waterfront […]

Powered Scooters, Bikes Beating Out Pedals
• September 10, 2018

DDOT’s dockless vehicle demonstration program, originally from October of 2017 through last April, was extended through August and now will run through the end of the year.

Guapo’s Opens at Washington Harbour
• August 27, 2018

With 100 seats inside, 16 at the bar and 40 outside on the patio, the new Georgetown Guapo’s shimmers with an ultramodern vibe.

202Creates Becomes a Year-Round ‘Movement’
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Opening night of the third annual 202Creates will kick off at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE, a concert venue and urban winery in Ivy City.

Paolo’s Ristorante Closes
• August 23, 2018

Part of Capital Restaurant Concepts, a company co-founded by Paul Cohn and Bechara Nammour in 1984, Paolo’s was known for its happy hour, breadsticks and olive tapenade, pizza and minestrone soup.

Leon: John Vincent’s Take on Fast Food
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Vincent, founder of British restaurant company Leon, chose D.C. to set up his first American shop because he found it to be the U.S. city most like London.

A Rising Tide for Boomerang Boat Tours
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Boomerang’s Nikki and Dave DuBois have been operating at a busy pace, which gets going around St. Patrick’s Day, accelerates when the cherry blossoms come out and keeps up through New Year’s Eve.

Business Ins & Outs Aug. 22, 2018
• August 22, 2018

By Stephanie Green and Robert Devaney In: Starbucks Opens in Old Cellar Door Space Another Starbucks opened at 3347 M St. NW. The 2,600-square-foot space most recently housed a Capriotti’s […]