by Will Fowler In late September, Mayor Bowser announced a $4.1 million grant program for DC restaurants winterizing outdoor dining spaces. The Streatery Winter Ready Grant provides $6,000 for equipment […]
Business in Brief: Photo safari heads to Acacia; Politics and Prose asks us to do our holiday shopping early
People love taking photos of their food. We’ve known that since the dawn of social media. Last month, under the tutelage of Washington Photo Safari’s David Luria, a group of […]
An original concept scrapped. Going online to adapt. How two new Forest Hills restaurants are getting through the pandemic.
by Will Fowler Opening a restaurant is never routine. Opening a restaurant in a pandemic presents an entirely new set of obstacles. Muchas Gracias, the Mexican pop-up that opened in […]
Business in Brief: I’m Eddie Cano founders launch ‘ghost restaurant,’ lunch at Muchas Gracias, Cleveland Park’s Firehook and Coppi’s close
There’s a new restaurant at 5014 Connecticut Avenue. Yes, that’s I’m Eddie Cano’s address. And the almost two-year-old restaurant isn’t going anywhere. Nantucket Clam Shack is a new “ghost restaurant” […]
What it’s like at the reopened Politics and Prose
by Marlene Berlin Politics and Prose is welcoming customers inside again. And to me, it feels like I have my oasis back. We were never short of great reading material. […]
Rosemary Bistro now open; Calvert Woodley reopens
Last week we mentioned that the Covid-19 pandemic had delayed the opening of four new businesses in Van Ness and Forest Hills. One of the four – Viet Chopsticks – […]
Politics and Prose resumes parking lot pickup under new DC pilot program
What will the first phases of reopening look like in DC? Politics and Prose, starting today, is one of the test cases. The bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Avenue and its […]
Business in Brief: Meet I’m Eddie Cano’s delivery robots
by Will Fowler Meet I’m Eddie Cano’s robot delivery crew Italian restaurant I’m Eddie Cano (5014 Connecticut Avenue) has begun using robots for meal delivery to homes in the neighborhood. […]
How to shop and eat local on Mother’s Day (A Van Ness Main Street guide)
Are you following Van Ness Main Street on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Or on its email list? The organization has been supporting businesses with cash grants and marketing help. And […]
Uptown Market delivers now, I’m Eddie Cano bringing in robots and other changes to our Covid-19 business directory
The coronavirus changed local businesses so much in so little time. The Van Ness/Forest Hills business directory we published five weeks ago has changed a lot, too. We’re updating it […]