
3505 Connecticut Ave, NW
RIP Target opened here back in 2019, before opening this space was home to a Petco.
November 1st it is: (more…)

3505 Connecticut Ave, NW
RIP Target opened here back in 2019, before opening this space was home to a Petco.
November 1st it is: (more…)

1811 14th Street, NW
Sad news from Commonwealth:
“With new chapters ahead, after nearly 18 years, our Commonwealth DC store will be closing. From day one, our intention was to create more than a shop. We wanted to build a hub for culture, ideas, and community. What made it special was you. (more…)

1830 Columbia Road, NW
“Garlic Girl Vintage
Playful vintage trinkets and home decor
storefront coming 11.22.25”
From Garlic Girl Vintage:
“It’s finally time to tell you the big, big news: this November, Garlic Girl Vintage will open our permanent home at 1830 Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan
This address has a special place in DC’s vintage story: once upon a time it was 1830 Vintage (@1830_vintage), a local favorite that furnished many of DC’s most stylish apartments (including mine!). It’s currently home to the one and only Miss Pixie’s (@misspixiesdc), a DC institution of 35 years. Pixie is retiring at the end of October, (more…)

left of Snappy’s at 3919 Georgia Avenue, NW
From an email:
“Yemaya’s Lounge, located at 3919 Georgia Avenue NW, recently opened as a fully licensed medical cannabis dispensary and safe-use location under the DC Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA). Yemaya’s Lounge proudly holds all required ABCA cannabis retailer licenses and endorsements, ensuring everything they do is fully compliant and safe for the community.
This isn’t just another shop. Yemaya’s Lounge was founded by a multi-generational Washingtonian who grew up in Mt. Pleasant and has lived in Petworth for more than 20 years, raising her two sons right here in our neighborhood. She created Yemaya’s Lounge to be more than a dispensary — it’s a community hub built on five key pillars: (more…)

2438 18th Street, NW
I just noticed that Shiva Tobacco was shut down by ABCA: (more…)

4500 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to all who passed on the report from WBJ:
“Container Store’s only D.C. space listed for lease” (more…)

4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to M. for sending from the old Sullivan’s Toys and Art Supplies space which closed back in 2021. This is the space next door to SakuSaku Flakerie and the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW).
Thesis Opening “Fall 2025.”
Stay tuned.

128 Kennedy Street, NW
Thanks to Dave for sending from The Hair Depot:
“HAIR DEPOT DC
Beauty supply’s
Your One-Stop Hair Shop! Largest Virgin Hair Selection” (more…)

3505 Connecticut Ave, NW
Ed. Note: Tigi Salon in left of photo has also closed.
Thanks to all who messaged us: “that the Target in Cleveland Park (there was a time – ish) is set to close on November 1” (more…)