The I’m Eddie Cano family continues to grow, slowly: In January, Massimo and Carolyn Papetti revealed plans for a Roman-style pizzeria in Glover Park. And at this point, it might […]
Business in Brief II: Politics and Prose is DC’s first unionized bookstore; Italian Bar meets Kickstarter goal; Buy Mark Furstenberg’s cookbooks
All the neighborhood business news that broke on Monday after we posted Business in Brief I: Politics and Prose is a union shop now And it’s the first bookstore in […]
Business in Brief: Italian Bar update; Van Ness Main Street planning spring market, summer movie nights; Uptown Theater readying a return?
Help kickstart a new business Italian Bar (5008 Connecticut Avenue), the gelato and espresso-selling venture from the I’m Eddie Cano people, has had to push back its planned opening date. […]
Business in Brief: Outdoor venue makes Comet concerts truly all-ages; Local “Best of DC” winners; Main Streets have gift-giving ideas
A pandemic pivot brings a local performance venue a new audience: When Comet Ping Pong transformed its back parking lot into a dining area and concert venue, it brought about […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2021 edition
The “Shop-Local Workout” is a Forest Hills Connection holiday tradition. In 2012, Marlene Berlin laced up her walking shoes and took us on a walking and shopping tour of Van […]
Now open: Shemali’s Market in Van Ness
On Wednesday, Shemali’s Market in Van Ness flung its doors open wide, and invited customers to come inside. This is the Chemali family’s second DC market selling Lebanese, Turkish and […]
The shop-local guide to Thanksgiving in Van Ness and Forest Hills
Local businesses are standing by to help you prepare this year’s Thanksgiving meal… or simply enjoy it! Bread Furst (4434 Connecticut) is accepting preorders of its $165 “everything but the […]
Neighborhood in the News: Metro mess; Praise for ‘thoughtful tacos’ and other local eats; The home with ‘palace vibes’
The view of the Metro mess from Van Ness: WTOP’s Mike Marillo was at the Van Ness station Monday, the first day the 7000 series trains were taken out of […]
Gopuff is leasing the former Sushi Para and 7-Eleven storefronts in Van Ness
Gopuff, an online convenience store, is planning to open a location in Van Ness. Forest Hills Connection has learned that Gopuff will be leasing 4221-A Connecticut Avenue from Douglas Development. […]
Business in Brief: MOM’s Van Ness lease locked in; I’m Eddie Cano opening “Italian Bar;” A “buy early” plea from Politics & Prose
MOM’s Van Ness is a done deal. We reported in July that MOM’s Organic Market is opening a location at UDC-owned 4250 Connecticut Avenue, but the contract was not yet […]