Retail

Streets Market Opens 2nd Location on Mass. Ave; Culture Coffee Closes on Kennedy Street

By Prince Of Petworth


1221 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Streets Market and Cafe has now opened their 2nd location at 13th and Mass. Ave, NW. They opened their first DC location at 14th and Belmont Street, NW back in 2014.


709 Kennedy St, NW

Thanks to Mike for sending word about Culture Coffee. Back in March we thought they were opening a 2nd location in Fort Totten Square. Turns out they’re moving there. From their website:

“*****ANNOUNCEMENT: The Kennedy Street location is officially closed. Visit us at our new location 300 Riggs Rd. in September of 2017.*****”

Conte’s Bike Shop Coming to Cathedral Commons this Fall!!

By Prince Of Petworth


3426 Wisconsin Ave, NW

Sweet. From Conte’s website:

“We are excited to announce that we will be opening a new Conte’s Bike Shop location in partnership with Giant Bicycles on Wisconsin Ave in Washington DC later this year. For years, we have proudly carried the Giant product line in all of our stores making this partnership a wonderful opportunity for our company and Giant. We invite you to visit our new store later this year.”

They’ll be located right next door to The Silver Brasserie opening this August.

Bookstore Boom! Duende District Bookstore pop up at La Mano Coffee Bar; Solid State Books to H Street, NE

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.

From the Old Takoma Business Association:

“Duende District Bookstore will be popping up in Takoma at La Mano Coffee Bar from July 11th-23rd. Duende District is a mobile bookstore that celebrates authors of color and offers both adult and children’s books. Duende District books will be available during La Mano Coffee Bar business hours. Meet founder, Angela Maria Spring, formerly of Politics & Prose, at the shop Monday-Wednesday, 10am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 pm. Be sure to stop by for coffee, a handmade treat and a book.”


304 Carroll Street, NW

Solid State Books’ website says:

“Welcome to Solid State Books, Washington DC’s newest independent bookstore and coffee bar! We are excited to bring the finest books and merchandise to our nation’s capital. Ideally situated in the heart of the bustling and historic H Street Corridor, Solid State Books will provide downtown Washington DC with the vital intellectual and social hub it so desperately needs. (more…)

End of an Era – Kilory’s Cleaners Closing in Petworth. Condos Coming?

By Prince Of Petworth


826 Upshur Street, NW

Thanks to Mark for sending:

“I asked inside if the lease had increased beyond what they could afford and the woman behind the counter said, “no, they’re going to build condos”. So I’m guessing a couple of things: owner of the building sold and the ubiquitous four up and several back glassed front rectangle will be built in the nicely developing business strip on Upshur. Shame as there doesn’t appear to be another decent dry cleaner in Petworth, the one on Georgia near Safeway getting 1.5 stars and bad bad reviews. And Upshur has been developing a very nice strip of small local shops and good restaurants.”

Anyone else hear development plans?

When I lived in Petworth I had a love/hate relationship with Kilroy’s but in the end they won me over. They will be missed. Now the day Philip’s Shoe Repair closes is the day I and many others will truly weep. May it be many moons from today. Baruch Ha’shem.

Argent replacing Kit & Ace in Shaw

By Prince Of Petworth


8th and Florida Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I walked by The Shay today and saw that signs have gone up for Argent – a workwear store for women – in the former Kit & Ace space. They’ve already opened a pop-up shop around the corner on 9th above Ride. Glad to see the space won’t be sitting empty for long.”

Whoa – Politics and Prose coming to Union Market this Fall!!

By Prince Of Petworth


1309 5th Street, NE

Thanks to a reader for sending from Publishers Weekly:

“Washington, D.C.-based indie Politics and Prose Bookstore has announced plans to open a second location at Union Market, a food and artisan hub located in the capital’s northeast district. The store is set to open this fall in an area next to the market’s existing indoor hall.”


5015 Connecticut Ave, NW

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