733 11th Street, NE
Thanks to Mandy and Anna for sending. Updates as they get closer to opening.
“I think this was formerly the Flee Gallery. I’m excited to have a neighborhood salon!”
Retail
1803 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Popped into The News Room (or is “The Newsroom”) at Fla. & Conn. Aves. NW this Sat. for for usual copy of the FT Weekend edition (fantab Arts section) and Mexican Coca-Cola in a bottle,
then before I could look for a copy Mad magazine (which I hear is as great as ever w/ all the fodder given them by the Age of Trump; Matt Groenig now advising writers I think) for the 11 yr old away-at-camper in my life, my heart sunk at the sight of this horror! (See pics in next email – sent from my phone.) (more…)
Photo by Jason Shevrin
Back in March I posted some scuttlebutt about a Modcloth possibly coming to Shaw. Thanks to Jason for confirming by spotting some coming soon signage at 8th and Florida Ave, NW in The Shay!! ModCloth’s previous only brick and mortar location is in Austin, Texas. For those not familiar, Modcloth is a clothing store: (more…)
inside 1787 Columbia Road, NW courtesy Nicecream DC
From a press release:
“Nicecream freezes their ice cream in front of guests using liquid nitrogen, locally sourced ingredients and grass-fed cream. With their first and second stores in Arlington and Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, Nicecream is opening their first DC location this week in Adams Morgan at 1787 Columbia Rd NW, and their second DC location opening in Shaw in August. (more…)
901 H Street, NE
From a press release:
“The H Street Corridor’s evolution from primarily a nightlife destination to a residential community with exciting retail options has received a further boost.
Avec, a transformational $200 million mixed-use development encompassing two blocks at 901 H St. NE, is pleased to announce today that its first lease is with Solidcore, a rapidly expanding boutique-fitness chain with dozens of locations.
Solidcore, led by successful entrepreneur and renowned motivational speaker Anne Mahlum, has committed to 2,500 square feet at Avec, which is scheduled to open in 2020 and will feature 420 multi-family units along with 44,300 square feet of street-front retail space that may accommodate restaurants and many other uses.
Formerly a strip center known as H Street Connection, (more…)
1055 5th Street, NW
Eric P. (and Charles) report:
“Just learned the Ace Hardware at City Vista is closing on September 2. Another victim of rising rents.”
Thanks to Jason for sharing:
Some news: We bought the bookstore from Jim. Don’t worry, he’ll still be around to harangue you for your poor use of the English language. https://t.co/i5B9eoMchN
— Capitol Hill Books (@chbooksdc) July 13, 2018
The release on medium says: (more…)
1787 Columbia Road, NW
Following the opening of Mount Desert Island Ice Cream opening in Mount Pleasant earlier this month – comes ice cream news for Adams Morgan too! Thanks to a reader for letting us know who went to their friends and family opening last night:
“They hope to open to public this Saturday and have grand opening the following Saturday.”
1431 P Street, NW
The word is in: “The Tie Bar DC – Opening July 18th.” This is the former Blink Optical space on P Street.
From a press release:
“The Tie Bar, the go-to destination for premium quality menswear at awesome prices, is excited to announce they will be expanding to Washington D.C. with a brand-new store to debut July 18th. Located at 1431 P Street, the brand’s latest opening will become their sixth brick and mortar home and first permanent location in the nation’s capital. The new location will join both of the brand’s hometown Chicago stores, along with their recent regional openings in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
“We couldn’t be happier about bringing The Tie Bar to D.C. full time. It continues to be a strong and rapidly growing market for us, and we’re excited for our customers to be able to experience our brand in a new way,” says Allyson Lewis, CEO of The Tie Bar.
The 1,300 sq. ft. space will introduce a new store concept design, a natural evolution as the brand continues to expand into apparel categories. (more…)
1332 Wisconsin Ave, NW
From a press release:
“The Dough Jar, the local edible cookie dough confectionery, will expand operations by opening DC’s first brick-and-mortar scoop shop on August 4, 2018 in Georgetown at 1332 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.
courtesy The Dough Jar
In addition to the dough jars, the Georgetown scoop shop menu will include 10+ flavors of cookie dough scooped into cups and cones, cookie dough ice cream sundaes, “Dough’wiches” (cookie dough ice cream sandwiches), “Cookie Dough’wiches” (cookie dough cookie sandwiches), “Dough’shakes” (cookie dough milkshakes), “Brownie a la Dough” (brownie with ice cream and cookie dough), baked goods like cookies and brownies, coffee, milk, and so much more. (more…)