Ben and Jerry’s closed here over the summer after being in business 25 years. I had seen the sign above go up a couple weeks ago but now we know who – Michael Neibauer reports, “Interior demo at 3135 M St. NW for the planned Allbirds store.” (more…)
Retail
pre-opening at 8th and Florida Ave, NW in July 2018
Thanks to Jesse for passing on from ModCloth:
“We are sad to announce that the ModCloth IRL will be closing at the end of October. We will miss being a part of your fashion journey in DC. (more…)
1826 Wisconsin Ave, NW
About that Coming Soon banner at the former HomeMade Pizza spot, it’s going to be a Turkish Market & Cafe! (more…)
14th and W Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about Lavedlash – Eyelash and Brow Boutique. This is the former home to Eighteen Eight “Fine Men’s Salons”.
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Wisconsin Ave between N and M Street, NW
Thanks to Deepa and Julia for sending:
“An Everlane is opening in Georgetown. I was in a via yesterday and i saw the storefront with construction on Wisconsin Ave – it was on the right side of the street between N St and P st and it had a date on the window that said something about Denim coming soon.”
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3030 M Street, NW. INDOCHINO WASHINGTON; Photo Credit: Laura Metzler for INDOCHINO
From a press release:
“INDOCHINO, the global leader in custom apparel, has opened its 50th showroom in Washington, DC. The digitally native retailer is on a mission to bring affordable custom clothing to men across North America through widespread retail expansion, and further showrooms are slated to open in Cleveland, OH on October 18th and New Orleans, LA on November 8th. Washington, DC is INDOCHINO’s 13th showroom to open this year. (more…)
The Liz rendering between R and Riggs
Thanks to J. for passing on the news from the Washington Business Journal:
“Amazon inks deal for retail store in D.C.” at 14th and Riggs Road, NW.
Amazon will join Bluestone Lane coffee, Parachute Home bedding/towel company and a Sephora in The Liz.
Amazon Books opened their first brick and mortar in D.C. in Georgetown back in March 2018 though the Coffee Shop element closed last month. Updates as the 14th Street location gets closer to opening.
Photo by PoPville flickr user fromcaliw/love
“Dear PoPville,
I’m a DCPS teacher and a reader of your blog. Was hoping you could help me find the best dollar store in DC. In need of a good one. Any teachers can tell you that not all dollar stores are created equal and I have struggled to find a good one in the city. The best one I’ve found is all the way out in Bowie, which is far.”
2210 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Julia for sending: “Spotted this last night. Looks like Everlane might be coming to 14th St!”
I stopped by over the weekend to see how the construction was going at Grady’s (which suffered a devastating fire back in July) and there was a different ad up: (more…)
Inside 1280 4th Street, NE. Photo by by Rey Lopez
From a press release:
“The Union Market District’s highly anticipated Latin marketplace, La Cosecha, will soft open this Thursday, October 3, with a weekly four-day schedule.
La Cosecha partners Zona E Home, NOVA BOSSA and Serenata will open their doors to preview the rich heritage of Latin sips and styles, while Peruvian Brothers, La Casita, Amparo, El Cielo, Mosaico (from the team behind Arepa Zone) and FILOS Bakery will offer a taste of what’s to come in a pop-up capacity. Grand Cata, Ali Pacha, Café Unido and Zumo are coming soon. (more…)