The neighborhood has two new places to grab hot food to go. And they’re both located in businesses that have been here a while. Like the Exxon, above. A new eatery called Nash & Smash is serving Nashville-style chicken sandwiches and smash burgers, and you can also order for delivery. The other new takeout spot […]
Business in Brief: Vacancies update; More about Rosedale; Open on Thanksgiving
Van Ness landlords are chipping away at retail vacancies. Rosedale recently opened at 4465 Connecticut Avenue, leaving Saul Centers with one final ground floor space to fill at Park Van Ness. UDC said at the Nov. 7th Community-Campus Task Force Meeting that a third business is in talks to join Chick-fil-A and Fuddruckers in the […]
Business in Brief: Rosedale, a farm-to-table restaurant, opens in Van Ness; New restaurant “Hall of Fame” inductees
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection Why did Bombay Club and Rasika founder Ashok Bajaj choose Van Ness for his latest restaurant? In part, his friendship with the baker across the street. Bajaj and Bread Furst owner Mark Furstenberg have been friends and collaborators for decades. And it was Furstenberg who told him the […]
Business in Brief: Il Supremo opens, Giant’s revised backpacks ban, MOM’s edges toward opening
Il Supremo Italian II is now open. The newest restaurant on Connecticut Avenue opened on September 14th, just in time to host some of the Celebrate Van Ness Main Street festivities on its patio at 4400. And did you know that Il Supremo II is a homecoming of sorts for owner David Lobo? Giant revises […]
Business in Brief: A Van Ness celebration “treasure” map, a restaurant homecoming, and who’s the Chevy Chase cheeseburger champ?
Van Ness Main Street, partners, and sponsors are throwing a big, 12-hour neighborhood party on Saturday, September 14th. The events list on the “Celebrate Van Ness Main Street” Eventbrite page has been expanding for weeks, and now you can see it mapped out below. 1) 10 am – 12 pm. Clean-up at Forest Hills Park. […]
Business in Brief: Mr. Green, UDC retail (including MOM’s), Restaurant Week, and Baguette 101
The latest on Mr. Green: At an August 5th special meeting, ANC 3F commissioners voted 4 to 2 to approve a settlement agreement they negotiated with the owner of Mr. Green, a medical cannabis retailer going through the ABCA licensing process. If the agreement is approved by the ABC board, it will be attached to […]
Business in Brief: Burger King back pay settlement, Comet patio, VNMS call for vendors
Back pay and more for BK workers. When the Van Ness Burger King closed abruptly in late December, 2022, many of its workers were just as surprised as the community. NBC4 reported at the time that they had a day’s notice if they had any at all. The sudden layoffs did not necessarily violate DC […]
Progress at MOM’s Organic Market; Work at Rosedale; Dog Haus targets late 2024 opening
by Marlene Berlin We know the community is eager to welcome MOM’s Organic Market to the neighborhood. We might be doing so this summer. On May 15th, I spoke to a worker who was installing glass at the entrance. He told me a lot is done – the bathrooms and refrigerator cases included. His estimate […]
Main Street updates: Van Ness’s busy calendar, Cleveland Park’s night market, Chevy Chase’s First Fridays, Tenleytown’s music festival
Local Main Street organizations exist to recruit new businesses and provide day-to-day support for existing ones. This can look like alerting them to grants for storefront upgrades and remodeling, or helping them apply for the typical permits required to operate a business here. It can mean assisting them with promotional tools such as social media. […]
Business in Brief: Bread Furst and Politics and Prose anniversaries, and a neighborhood border incursion
Two neighborhood businesses are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year: Bread Furst and Politics and Prose. For Bread Furst, it’s been ten years since the bakery opened its doors. Bread Furst’s debut on May 6th, 2014 marked the return of renowned baker and Marvelous Market founder Mark Furstenberg to the neighborhood, and local foodies were practically […]