UDC’s farmers market, a partnership with National Latino Farmers and Ranchers, is opening for the 2024 season on Saturday, April 27th. You’ll find the market outside of the UDC Student […]
Local Business Spotlight: On these safaris, you shoot local landmarks (with your cell phone or SLR camera, of course)
E. David Luria and his Forest Hills-based business have taught thousands of people how to make the most of their cameras, whether they are fancy SLRs with all the bells […]
Main Street updates: Monthly shop-local pop-ups, Connecticut Ave. plantings, Windom Place cleanup, small business support
Van Ness Main Street’s annual holiday pop-up market is expanding into a monthly, all-seasons event. From March to November, on the second Saturdays of each month, eight Made-in-DC (or nearby) […]
Business in Brief: A death in the Calvert Woodley family; Flavor Garden reopens; Valentine’s dinner with your love(s)
In memory: Calvert Woodley owner Michael Sands announced on January 29th “with great sadness” the passing of employee Kori Devoe. “Kori was a beloved and popular member of our team, […]
Business in Brief: Restaurant Week; Bread Furst, the book; Uptown Theater latest
For a limited time: Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s Winter Restaurant Week is under way through Sunday, January 21st. The Van Ness/Forest Hills restaurants taking part are Buck’s Fishing and Camping, […]
Local Business Spotlight: The dentist who can help you sleep
The journey to better sleep could start inside your mouth. Dr. Sareeta Gupta practiced general dentistry when she founded her dental practice at Van Ness Center 13 years ago. Five […]
Business in Brief: Flavor Garden renovation, Comet IPA, and Comet’s predecessor
Cooking up improvements: Wednesday night is jazz night at Flavor Garden (4400 Connecticut), but last Wednesday there was no activity visible from the restaurant’s windows. As we got closer, we […]
December in the Neighborhood: Holiday pop-up shopping and concerts, and a journey to the center of the Earth
A shopping roundup: Here’s another shop-small-and-local plug for the Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up on Saturday, December 2nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thirty DC-area creatives are stocking […]
Main Street updates: Holiday light competitions, winter markets, and a Santa-themed bar crawl and fundraiser
Small and local businesses have been gearing up for the holidays, and so have our area Main Streets, with events designed to bring people to their commercial corridors for shopping […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2023 edition
The first time our editor-in-chief invited us on some of her favorite local walking and shopping trips was in 2012. Each year, we publish a new version, with updates as […]