ANC 3F had a jam-packed agenda at its September 20th meeting, which you can watch in full here: Topics included commercial real estate on Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness, specifically retail spaces controlled by UDC, and the Days Inn property at 4400 Connecticut, which was put up for sale late last year and marketed by […]
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Uptown Market to close permanently on Oct. 2, three years after opening
Uptown Market will open to customers for the last time on Sunday, October 2nd. The market and cafe posted this message on its Facebook page on September 24th: With very heavy hearts, we have some sad news to share. Uptown Market will be closing permanently. Our last day of service will be Sunday October 2nd. […]
ANC 3F is telling ABRA it’s opposed to a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue because there’s already someone there
ANC 3F commissioners voted on August 18th to oppose an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue, on the grounds that the site is already occupied by Pill Plus Pharmacy, which has a lease on the ground-floor storefront until 2028. The five commissioners present voted unanimously on the motion to oppose […]
Business in Brief: A Politics and Prose employee writes a novel… about running a bookstore
They do say to write what you know…: And author Susan Coll knows bookstores. She worked at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut) from 2011 to 2016, and rejoined the store as an events advisor last spring. Coll was a published novelist when she joined the team, and she told Washingtonian that she had promised the […]
The medical marijuana dispensary planned for 4215 Connecticut surprised the store’s current occupant
Plans for a medical cannabis dispensary in Van Ness have been a source of bewilderment for the owner and employees of the proposed location’s current tenant, Pill Plus Pharmacy. According to pharmacist Sam Miller, Pill Plus owner Dr. Luc Yaya did not know about the proposed dispensary until July 22nd, when an ABRA agent showed […]
DC’s next medical cannabis dispensary could be in Ward 3, and Van Ness is one of the proposed locations
The Van Ness storefront that is currently home to Pill Plus Pharmacy is one of many potential sites for a new medical marijuana dispensary to be located in either Ward 3 or Ward 5. The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) has one dispensary license available, and six operators vying for it in Ward 3 alone. […]
Business in Brief: Wegman’s opening; MOM’s Van Ness still happening; 40 years of Calvert Woodley
Wegmans opening draws a crowd: Some of our neighbors were the first in line – or among the first – for the opening of DC’s first Wegmans. One of them, reported Washingtonian on the July 13th opening day, practically lives above the Van Ness Giant. You’ve been asking: And yes, MOM’s Organic Market still plans […]
Acacia Food & Wine closing; Flavor Garden now open
Acacia Food & Wine is closing at the end of June after 13 years in Van Ness. And directly across Yuma Street, Flavor Garden Restaurant & Bar has just opened for business. Acacia Acacia Food & Wine was Acacia Bistro when Uzay Turker opened the restaurant at 4340 Connecticut Avenue in 2009. On Thursday, June […]
Meet the makers who will be at the first Van Ness Main Street summer pop-up market on June 25
Artists, artisans and makers will be popping up at Van Ness Main Street’s first summer pop-up market on Saturday, June 25th. They’ll be setting up shop outside of 4340 Connecticut Avenue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may recall some of the vendors listed below from the VNMS holiday pop-up market, and the market […]
Business in Brief: Italian Bar opens; Details about Flavor Garden; Rosemary Bistro gets Washington Post raves
Italian Bar’s opening day is at hand: Friday the 13th might forever be Italian Bar’s lucky day. Its owners announced on Friday, May 13th that its sign had arrived, and was gracing the storefront at 5007 Connecticut Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Italian Bar DC (@italianbardc) But more importantly, so […]