Over the years, we’ve seen the damage excess stormwater can do to our parks and streams, and to infrastructure including trails, roads and our Metro system, so whenever we hear about new and local mitigation efforts… let’s just say our ears perk up. Knollwood, the independent and assisted living community for seniors who have served […]
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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 finalized. Leeann Hall, the new UDC vice president of marketing and communications, tells us all residual issues with the lease have been resolved. Other updates: […]
Business in Brief: Farewell to Tesoro Trattoria; Chevy Chase Main Street wine tasting tonight; Comet Ping Pong restarting indoor shows
Tesoro Trattoria & Pizzeria is no more. A sharp-eyed Popville reader spotted a sign on the door stating that “The restaurant is no longer in business.” Tesoro Trattoria had its struggles. Angela and Enrico De Rosa, a brother and sister team, purchased the restaurant in 2019, and within a few months the pandemic shut down […]
Business in Brief: Glimpses of normal; “We are still here”
In November 2020, Katherine Saltzman, our business reporter at the time, wrote a short article for us about Tesoro Trattoria & Pizzeria. “Tesoro Trattoria & Pizzeria is not the same Tesoro that was at 4400 Connecticut Avenue for almost 20 years,” Saltzman wrote. Ignazio Bonanni opened the original Tesoro in 2000, and sold the restaurant […]
Business in Brief: Avalon Theatre reopening; “Puppy Hour” and perseverance
In the May Forest Hills Connection newsletter, our editor-in-chief mentioned dining with her husband at Rosemary Bistro Cafe early that month. “It was the first time we dined out together since the beginning of Covid-19. Lots of tables were filled at Rosemary and I’m Eddie Cano,” Marlene Berlin wrote. “Other than the waiters, passersby and […]
Chevy Chase is planning for its future, and you can help by completing a survey and signing up one of the June visioning workshops
Whether you live or work in Chevy Chase DC, or have spent time at its restaurants, stores and other businesses, the DC Office of Planning would like to hear from you. As we previously reported, OP is engaging the Chevy Chase community in developing a small area plan, or SAP. The SAP will be a […]
Chevy Chase DC shaping its future with Small Area Plan; Watch webinars on Ward 3 affordable housing tools and history of city planning
by Marlene Berlin From 2014 to 2016, the DC Office of Planning worked with residents, UDC, and community and business leaders in Van Ness to come up with a framework for development, commerce and sustainability. Chevy Chase is going through a similar process now. Community members are being asked to engage in shaping priorities for […]
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Business in Brief: Sugar Fox returns; Stop here for ‘Bucks;’ A fully booked ‘flight,’ Cookie for Kojo
Warmer weather means ice cream and lobster rolls They’re back. Nantucket Clam Shack, the ghost restaurant introduced last year by I’m Eddie Cano (5014 Connecticut) has returned for the season. And Sugar Fox (5027 Connecticut) is serving ice cream and cupcakes Thursdays through Sundays from 2 to 8 p.m. One customer, group or family is […]
Business in Brief: Spotlight on women in wine; Add these restaurants and Connecticut Ave. spruce ups to your to-do list
Women + wine = win: Women are making strides in winemaking but they remain relative rarities in the industry. Two Santa Clara University professors wrote in their 2020 book, Women Winemakers, that women lead winemaking operations at just 10 percent of California’s more than 4,000 wineries, and own just 4 percent of them. Even so, […]
Business in Brief: Driver strikes I’m Eddie Cano streatery; Super Bowl specials; P&P’s year in books; Bernie is everywhere
I’m Eddie Cano streatery struck Saturday afternoon, someone drove a van into the northern section of the temporary streatery outside I’m Eddie Cano and Rosemary Bistro Cafe (5014 and 5010 Connecticut Avenue). No one was hurt, but the crash put I’m Eddie Cano’s tents and street seating out of commission. View this post on Instagram […]