Little Red Fox, Sfoglina and other local businesses are taking precautions to protect their staff and their customers. How can we protect them? Some of DC’s biggest restaurateurs predicted in […]
UDC’s Firebird Millennium Café now open at temporary 4250 Connecticut location
We knew it as Perkins, for the food service company running the joint. But the UDC eatery temporarily making its home at 4250 Connecticut Avenue is called Firebird Millennium Café. […]
Business in Brief: What’s opening, what’s closing and what’s happening at local shops and eateries
Opening The owner of Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Avenue) and Buck’s Fishing and Camping (5031 Connecticut) is planning to open a family-friendly, fast-casual Southwestern eatery in January at the […]
A sign of change: Viet Chopsticks
Van Ness Main Street sent us these photos of the Viet Chopsticks sign going up at 4304 Connecticut Avenue. The restaurant’s owners had initially planned an early fall opening date, […]
Uptown Market is open
The Uptown Market crew has been busy putting the finishing touches on the market and cafe. Now, opening day is here. Uptown Market (4465 Connecticut Avenue) opens its doors at […]
Take our survey: What should UDC serve at the 4250 Connecticut cafeteria-style eatery?
Perkins Food Management Services, the food service provider at UDC, is moving into the former Epicurian & Co. space at 4250 Connecticut Avenue. In its current location in UDC’s Building […]
New Vietnamese restaurant coming to Van Ness; UDC opening cafeteria in Epicurian space
Uptown Market isn’t the only new business coming to Van Ness soon. In a Facebook post, Van Ness Main Street said: “The news is out! Management confirms an early fall […]
Uptown Market still planning August opening, and now hiring
“Construction is moving right along, the doors are open almost every day and folks are welcome to take a peek at our progress,” reports Lauren Durkee, Uptown Market’s marketing manager. […]
Mark Furstenberg says ‘thanks’ to the neighborhood for five years of Bread Furst
by Marlene Berlin “We failed to celebrate our anniversary last month,” Mark Furstenberg wrote in June about the five years Bread Furst has been whipping up delectable aromas and baked […]
Business in Brief: More Main Streets; Go to pasta school; New restaurants; Where to burn those calories
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection The DC budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes funding to expand the Van Ness Main Street coverage area and establish a Main […]