Business

Georgetown University’s Joyful Week

The neighborhood seems quiet now, but on May 17 Georgetown University began its commencement weekend with post-graduate and special programs ...

More Pie at the Library for 125th Anniversary

Mike Copperthite and his family held a pie reception May 11 and donated a 1913 landmark photograph to the Georgetown ...

Georgetown Bucks Trend; Gets New Shell Gas Station

It seems you can go home again, especially with your car. While other neighborhoods see their old-time gas and service ...

JP’s to Uncover in June

JP’s Night Club, the longtime strip club up at 2412 Wisconsin Ave., NW, is set to reopen in June ...

Red Fire Grill Kabob Extinquished

The Red Fire Grill Kabob at 3299 M St., NW, the corner of 33rd and M, next to Rhino and ...

Jonah’s Treehouse Abruptly Closes

Jonah’s Treehouse, the baby, toddler and preschooler gym, at 2121 Wisconsin Ave., NW, has closed. Owner Vicki Gersten sent ...

Georgetown 2028: ‘Come Out and Plan’

The Georgetown Business Improvement District is thinking big picture and long range.

How is what it is saying about its ...

Jewelry Maker Grows Business at Eastern Market

Twenty years ago, Leah Strugis decided to take up a hobby outside of teaching in Juneau, Alaska, a community founded ...

Third Edition to Become El Centro

Well, you have heard about the change and now it sounds official: replacing the longtime Third Edition, the Mexican restaurant ...

Nike Women’s Half Marathon, April 28; Expo to Close Thomas Jefferson Street, April 27

The inaugural Nike Women Half Marathon, a race to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, will take place in Washington, D ...

Bergerie Decorating to Become a Yoga Studio?

Bergerie Decorating Co., longtime furniture upholsterer and repairer, appears set to change into a yoga place. It is on the ...

J. Crew Makes Its Bigger Move

J. Crew closed April 18 to move a few doors down to its larger reconstructed retail space. It plans to ...

Dr. Martens to M Street

Dr. Martens, the boot and shoe store, plans to open a store at 3108 M St., NW, replacing P&C ...

Georgetown BID Test:

Return Traffic Officers to Return to Wisc. & M?

Relief for drivers and pedestrians alike is coming to the intersection of ...

Biz Group Meets at Smith Point

The Georgetown Business Association met April 17 for its monthly networking reception at Smith Point, one of Georgetown’s celebrated ...

Tagg Magazine Targets Unreached Women’s Community

Washington, D.C., is known for its power players and government workers – they fuel the local economy and drive growth ...

Washington Club’s Patterson Mansion for Sale

The members-only Washington Club’s historic Patterson mansion at 15 Dupont Circle NW is up for sale at an undisclosed ...

‘Made in D.C.’ Comes to Local Hardware Stores

Five locally owned Ace Hardware stores, including Logan Hardware, are teaming up with Think Local First D.C. to spotlight ...

Glen’s Garden Market Takes Place of Safeway Townhouse

On Earth Day weekend, Dupont Circle will be home to an independent specialty market dedicated to sourcing locally grown foods ...

Franklin Park to be Redesigned

The National Park Service, D.C. Government and the DowntownDC BID have come together to transform historic Franklin Park, with ...

BASIS DC Looks for Support

BASIS DC, a new charter school downtown, is reaching out for support and asking community members to host a supply ...

Walgreens Opens in Chinatown

Walgreens opened in March at 801 7th St. NW with 21,400 square feet in Chinatown. The store includes a ...

Penn Quarter FreshFarm Market Reopens

The Penn Quarter Freshfarm Market, reopened Thursday, March 21 and will remain open throuh December 19, marking its 10th year ...

Downtown Neighborhood Association Closes

The Downtown Neighborhood Association has shut down. The organization started seven years ago by Miles Groves to represent community interests ...

Capital Pride Changes Parade Route

Capital Pride announced it will change the end of the parade’s route, changing the route from turning south after ...

Fillmore Arts Center Faces Cuts

The D.C. Department of Public Schools’ 2013-2014 budget includes cuts to the Fillmore Arts Center that leave the program ...

D.C. Springs Forward

Washington, D.C., has seen its share of ups and downs, but after a lull in construction, the cranes are ...

Georgetown BID CEO Joe Sternlieb Sounds Off

Five months ago, Joe Sternlieb took office as CEO of the Georgetown Business Improvement District. After some months under his ...

GSA Awards West Heating Plant to Four Seasons, Levy Group

The General Services Administration concluded its online auction for the West Heating Plant on 29th Street March 6 with a win for “Bidder # 2,” at $19.5 million. The winner? The Levy Group, the Four Seasons and the Georgetown Group (based in New York).

Sweet Frog Yogurt Coming to Wisconsin & S

Coming to the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and S Street, NW, in the former Miller & Arney Antiques, is Sweet Frog ...

Business Group to Meet March 20; Former Head Moves to State Bank of India

The Georgetown Business Association will meet Wednesday, March 20, for a spring networking mixer at TD Bank at 1611 Wisconsin ...

Washington Harbour Goes Up for Sale

MRP Realty and investment partner, Rock- point Group LLC, will put Washington Harbour, the Georgetown retail, office and residential landmark ...

Heating Plant Bid at $15.8 Million

The West Heating Plant, the two-acre government property continues to get bids between two or three bidders. As of Feb ...

Fiola Mare Signs 15-Year Lease with Washington Harbour

Chef Fabio Trabocchi signed a 15-year lease last week with MRP Realty for a new restaurant in Georgetown, according to ...

H.L Poling & Sons Closer to a Georgetown Reality

More details have been revealed about the soon-to-be-opened Georgetown haber- dashery H.L. Poling & Sons, namely about the individuals behind ...

New Boutique Hotels, the Graham and Capella, to Open Early April

Following a multi-million dollar makeover, the Hotel Monticello reopens its doors in early April as the Graham Georgetown. The 57-room ...

Powerhouse: Latest Event Venue

The Powerhouse at 3255 Grace St., NW, along the C&O Canal, is the newest event venue in town, fit ...

DSW Coming to M Street; J. Crew Expands

As DSW, a discount shoe store, prepares to moves into the former Georgetown Park Mall, a long-time tenant of the ...

Homegrown Business Using Kickstarter to Grow

Georgetown architect Marilyn Stern, who has patents on such things as balancing place cards and a pleat-pin drapery system, has ...

Beasley Real Estate Celebrates First Anniversary

Beasley Real Estate founder Jim Bell celebrated the firm’s first anniversary with a gathering to benefit Georgetown Ministry Center ...

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Billy Reid Clothing Store Coming to M Street Billy Reid, the men’s and women’s clothing store with Southern ...

Bonobos Guideshop Opens in Cady’s Alley

For the new Bonobos Guideshop in Georgetown, it’s all about the fit. On Jan. 29, the Bonobos Guideshop opened ...

2012 Laureates Honored at Washington Business Hall of Fame Dinner

Last Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Washington Business Hall of Fame honored its five 2012 Laureates at a dinner at the ...

Beijing, Shanghai in 7 Days

“Want to go to China?” asked a media colleague. On his airline points, no less, so that he would rack ...

In & Out

IN:

Bonobos Guideshop, a menswear business which originally started online, is coming to Cadys Alley. Customers can stop by and ...

Jonathan Adler Finally Opens at N & Wisconsin

After several delays, the Jonathan Adler store at 1267 Wisconsin Ave., NW, has opened. The maker and purveyor of pots ...

Say ‘Bienvenido’ to Massimo Dutti

Georgetown’s fast fashion appeal continues to expand . . . locally and globally. Massimo Dutti opened at 1220 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, its ...

Tuckernuck Sets Up Showroom on Potomac Street

On-line boutique Tuckernuck, named for an island off Nantucket, has established its first brick-and-mortar retail presence at 1052 Potomac Street ...

Gant Opens M Street Store

Gant has opened in Georgetown, marking the brand’s continued retail expansion outside of New York. The 2,000 square-foot ...

Ins & Outs

Bowling, Bocce Coming to Georgetown Park That bowling might be going to Georgetown Park was first reported at a meeting ...

Ins & Outs: Nike Town, Mie N Yu and Drybar

Check out what's opened and closed in Georgetown recently.

John Fluevog Brings Funky Footwear to the District

This Wednesday, footwear company John Fluevog celebrated the opening of its ninth U.S. store at 1265 Wisconsin Ave. NW ...

Ins & Outs 10.3.12

IN: Opening in October -- Jonathan Adler Store at Wisconsin Avenue and N Street. Opening in November -- Farmers Fishers Bakers at ...

Georgetown Park Signs T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods; No DMV

After much discussion in the local media, a Sept. 24 Washington Business Journal story reported that “T.J. Maxx and ...

Councilman, BID Get Tour of Georgetown Park Construction; DMV Will Not Return

Councilman-at-large Vincent Orange and staffer Elizabeth Webster and members of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, Crystal Sullivan, Nancy Miyahira and ...

Crunkcakes Adds Booz to Cupcake Buzz

Gourmet cupcakes tend to cater to those who can afford to pay anywhere from $3.50 to $5 for a ...

50 Years of 1789 and the Tombs, and a Party for Founder Richard McCooey

Friends of Richard McCooey who founded two Georgetown classics half a century ago —1789 Restaurant, an upscale fine dining establishment ...

IN & OUT

OUT -- The Magic Wardrobe, a children’s clothing store at 1661 Wisconsin Ave., NW, was closed July 19 by the ...

Pets' Profit

Gus Elfving is not your typical business owner. If a client calls him at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday ...

Ins & Outs

Massimo Dutti will open at 1220 Wisconsin Ave., NW, a space formerly occupied by American Eagle Outfitters. Although the date ...

Refined Bathroom Decor

Waterworks is a unique, family- owned business that — since its 1978 opening in Danbury, Conn. — has been selling everything for ...

The Avocado Café: Unique, Green and Appealing

"We wanted to offer a healthy alternative,” said Steve Toglia, manager at Avocado Café, on Wisconsin Avenue. An avocado lover ...

Novel Non-Stops Take Flight: Whether Flying to Iceland, Mexico or Dubai, There Are More Choices

Washington jet-setters now have a full slate of exciting new options for non-stop travel out of the D.C. area ...

Capitol Hill Hotel

The Capitol Hill Hotel, formerly Capitol Hill Suites, located at 201 C Street, SE, has recently renovated its look from ...

The Georgetown Inn at 50 Celebrates Its History, Plans Renovation

Fifty years after the Georgetown Inn opened to the public, its new owner is planning a multi-year renovation of the ...

Ins & Outs 5.30.12

Mike Isabella’s Bandolero Brings Big Flavors to M Street Bandolero, chef Mike Isabella’s modern Mexican restaurant at 3241 ...

Ins & Outs 5.16.12

MIKE ISABELLA’S BANDOLERO SET TO OPEN MAY 24 It is official: Bandolero, the long-anticipated restaurant at 3241 M Street ...

Georgetown Senior Center at F. Scott’s for Fundraising and Founder, Virginia Allen

The Georgetown Senior Center, headquartered at St. John’s Episcopal Church on O Street, held a fundraiser May 9 at ...

Get the Potomac Off This List

Saturday evening we stood out at the terrace of the Kennedy Center and watched canoes and boats move serenely on ...

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STACHOWSKI MARKET AND DELI OPENS AT 28TH & P

Stachowski Market and Deli has opened in the former Griffin Market space ...

Stylin’ with Brad at Brooks Brothers

Television personality and celebrity stylist Brad Goreski stopped by Brooks Brothers on M Street April 13 during his seven-city book ...

The Water Street Project Kicks Off This Week

The Water Street Project Space is a temporary art gallery located at 3401 Water Street N.W. in Georgetown that ...

Green D.C.

Our nation’s capital takes being green very seriously. We top the list of environmentally-friendly “firsts” time and again. The ...

Ins & Outs 4.4.12

M&T Bank, which has a branch on Thomas Jefferson Street, will be adding another Georgetown location at 1420 Wisconsin ...

U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council Lunch With Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush

Honorees, distinguished guests, journalists and friends crowded inside the Benjamin Franklin room at the State Department on March 21 to ...

An Alternative Way To Stay Cool This Season

D.C. is fraught with pools on top of apartment buildings, D.C.-run community pools and the occasional roof ...

Finding Passion in His Soles

Stepping inside the Running Company near Key Bridge in Georgetown as a runner is like stepping in to Willy Wonka ...

Ins & Outs 3.21.12

Hairstylist Milko has returned to Georgetown. In California for years, Milko (Todorovic) is now at Roche Salon at Washington Harbour ...

Natural Healing—Just what the Doctor Ordered

Natural medicine is nothing new to Dr. Snejana Sharkar. Growing up, her mother would cure her colds with ingredients in ...

Tudor Place, Georgetown's Washington Family Connection

In a town where only the very latest polling data is news, people still care about what came before the rattle of the Metro bus and the latest scandal. At Tudor Place, the past is not only present, it vibrates.

Ins and Outs 2.22.12

A farewell to Antiques of Georgetown, and a hello to Cafe Tu-O-Tu, Suitsupply and Noodles and Company.

Welcome duo, Georgetown's Newest Boutique

Georgetown's newest addition of contemporary women's clothing, duo (with a little “D”), will celebrate its grand opening this Saturday, February 11. The newest boutique in town features upscale, designer apparel and one-of-a-kind hand-crafted accessories, catering to the trendy fashion sense of the District and offering a mix of established and up-and-coming designers

Ins & Outs 1.11.12

The first to come and the first to go in 2011. Here's the storefront business update in Georgetown.

Business Ins & Outs

IN: Oui: Paul Bakery and Café to Open Officially Nov. 21

Say "bonjour" to the new bakery-café near the corner ...

Business Ins and Outs

The Saloun, the live music and dance bar at 3239 M St., N.W., closed Oct. 15. The 20-year-old watering ...

Talkin’ ‘bout my Generation

Hope Solomon, Karen Ohri, and Samantha Hays take on the family trade.

Business Ins & Outs

Town Hall Moving to Replace Blue Ridge Town Hall, formerly of 2340 Wisconsin Ave., will move in to the Blue ...

The Green Phoenix

Home to Congress, Washington D.C. is the center of social movements that sweep our nation. Innovative and inspiring ideas ...

Georgetown Observer August 24, 2011

ANC Votes for Co-Chairs' Redistricting Plan; 8th District Added In response to population growth, the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission's ...

Key to Georgetown Parking: Creativity

It is not surprising that a considerable chunk of my commute is the series of laps around Georgetown I have ...

Georgetown’s Cake Boss

When Furin began working at the family business at the age of 13, the cakes were always more traditional, shaped like circles or rectangles. Over the years, shows like “Ace of Cakes” and “Cake Boss” inspired customers to ask for more exciting shapes.

Ins and Outs

This week, Georgetown seems to be full of “ins” with no “outs.” Business updates from around the neighborhood.

Georgetown Business Forum displays delicate balance between community and local business

In Georgetown, business always tends to be a balancing act. When your neighborhood is a college town, a high-end retail district, one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Washington, and home to a vibrant nightlife scene, it can be difficult to move around without stepping on anyone’s figurative foot.

Ins and Outs

The latest openings and closings of businesses in Georgetown.

Today, the Debt Ceiling debate is MAD

By the 1980s, the U.S. and the Soviet Union together had amassed 25,000 nuclear warheads aimed at each other. Carl Sagan, the people’s scientist, compared it to two people standing in a room the size of a football field filled up to their chins with gasoline, each holding 10,000 matches and each threatening to light one. Today, the Debt Ceiling debate is MAD.

Under One Roof

Peter Hapstak and Olvia Demetriou sit caddy corner to each other at a long table in the main reception room of their Georgetown office. Their dark clothes set off naturally graying hair in that sleek way that people immersed in the world of art and design often possess, and their easy composure is slightly at odds with their surroundings, which are going through an obvious state of transition.

Ins and Outs

The latest openings and closings of Georgetown businesses.

Up is steeper than down

The economy seems to be counter-intuitive. Good is bad, and bad is good. Why is the slope up a hill steeper than the slope down a hill? Seems like it should be the same, but it never is.

GBA Honors Long-Standing Georgetown Store, The Pheonix

The Georgetown Business Association is honoring one of Georgetown’s oldest family owned and operated establishments, The Phoenix.The Hays family has kept The Phoenix thriving and full of life over the past 55 years by always moving and growing and most importantly, absolutely loving what they do.

Business Ins And Outs

OUT

Local restaurant Garrett’s Restaurant and Railroad Tavern closed its doors at 3003 M St. NW for the last ...

Business Ins & Outs

Covering the latest openings, closings, and additions in Georgetown.

Up & Coming

Sea of Hope Concert June 4

The Epiphany Choir and Youth Orchestra under the direction of choir director, Sang Wook ...

Business Ins & Outs, May 2011

The latest comings and goings from local businesses in the Georgetown area.

Ins & Outs of Business, May 2011

CB2 and Book Hill Bistro are just some of the latest comings and goings of the local business scene.

Farewell Free Sightseeing

As the cradle of U.S. politics, the whole of DC is biding its time and bracing itself for the ...

Business Ins & Outs

The latest business happenings in Georgetown. Stores moving in, and out.

Georgetown Businesses Close, National Chains Move In

Small businesses throughout Georgetown are feeling the strain of the shaky economy. High business taxes and swelling rents, when added to a sluggish retail market, are forcing many businesses to close their doors for good.

Government Math

A one-mile high stack of dollar bills is about $1.4 million. A billion dollars would be about 70 miles ...

Will Tax Cuts For Top Tier Create Jobs?

My company is a small business. I think. We have approximately 25 employees. Even in our hometown Salisbury, North Carolina ...

Chadwicks: A Sense of Home in a Busy City

Chadwicks is a true neighborhood saloon, with the tradition, clientele, and warmth to prove it. It’s the type of ...

Ins & Outs of Local Business

Over the past few months Georgetown has seen many businesses open, a few close down, and some move to new locations. Be sure to get all the information before embarking on your holiday shopping in Georgetown!

Locally Owned

Local businesses are few and far between these days. Each has its own folklore and flavor, and collectively they carry the history of their communities with them. Through the years, the owners of our shops, markets and restaurants have become the keepers of Georgetown’s stories. We hope everyone supports our local businesses, for without our support, they will surely disappear, and with them would go our personal history.

Dog Days

Georgetown's Dr. Lee Morgan seems like a man who has found his niche, not like a safety net, but rather a place to be everything all at once: a responsible community person who loves what he does.

Ward 2 Sees $103 Million in Fiscal Spending

More trouble for Georgetown Park?

The Business of Being in Business

The financial recession found the stock market plummeting to near-record lows. But according to Jack Garson, now is a great time to start a business.

For the Love of Fashion

Sitting smiling, talking on the phone at a desk in the back of Saks Jandel amid racks of stunning Armani ...

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