Retail

Analog “handmade and vintage shop” Soft Opens Today and Grand Opening this Saturday in Brookland

By Prince Of Petworth

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716 Monroe Street NE, Studio 5

From a press release:

“The owners of Analog, a handmade and vintage shop, are pleased to announce the store’s grand opening on Saturday, September 7, 2013 from noon to 7 p.m. Analog, located at the new Monroe Street Market at Brookland Metro, features handmade stationery and paper craft items from Craftgasm alongside vintage clothing and accessories from Beltway Vintage, formerly known as Quarter Life.

Owners Melissa Esposito of Craftgasm and Lisa Rowan of Beltway Vintage are pleased to welcome shoppers who might have visited them at local markets and events throughout the Washington, D.C. region over the past few years. Their studio/shop space at Monroe Street Market provides space for Esposito to make art prints using recycled paper goods and for Rowan to design accessories from reclaimed fabric.

“Alongside our products and work space, we’ll have room to invite visitors into the shop for events and workshops,” Esposito explained. Esposito is planning mail-art and letter-writing workshops, while Rowan envisions vintage-themed socials and fashion history discussions.

Analog’s owners are thrilled to be a part of the Monroe Street Market community. “Each day we meet another artist who will be joining us,” Rowan said, “and each day we’re blown away not just by the talent that’s being collected here, but by the kindness and sense of community we’re feeling right away.”

Visit: Analog
A handmade and vintage shop by Craftgasm and Beltway Vintage
716 Monroe Street NE, Studio 5
www.shopanalog.com

Hours: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: by appointment or luck

Analog will soft-open on Thursday, September 5 at 12 p.m. The grand opening event takes place on Saturday, September 7.”

Frye Boots Opening in early September in Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

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1066 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

From the Georgetown BID:

“Break out those wallets, Georgetown! @TheFryeCompany flagship store opens at 1066 Wisconsin Ave. TODAY!”

Back in Dec. of last year we first heard some scuttlebutt that a Frye Boots was coming to the former Papa Razzi space in Georgetown.

Apparently the Georgetown BID was a bit overeager – UPDATE from Frye’s PR team: “Their opening is currently slated for early September”

Motofoto Moving Across the Street on Capitol Hill

By Prince Of Petworth

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660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

The Motofoto located near Eastern Market at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE is moving across the street to 645 Pennsylvania Ave right above the Labyrinth games shop. Motofoto’s last day at the current location is Friday and they are currently having a 25% off sale.

Lou Lou Boutique Opens on 14th Street, Redeem Boutique Moving Up the Block

By Prince Of Petworth

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Lou Lou at 1802 14th Street, NW

Back in early July we learned that a Lou Lou boutique would be opening at 14th and S St, NW (next to Doi Moi opening Tuesday) – thanks to a reader for sending word – the Lou Lou has already opened.

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Future home of Redeem at 1810 14th Street, NW

And just a few feet north Redeem boutique will be opening up Aug. 31st:

“It’s happening… we’re moving into our new home. A bigger, better, version of Redeem is coming.

Just a 1/2 block north of where we are now, you can find us at 1810 14th Street NW, next door to our new neighbors, Ted’s Bulletin.

We’ll be closing up shop Monday August 26th through Friday August 30th to make the leap.

We’ll re-open for business at Noon on Saturday August 31st with a celebration that evening at 6PM until 8PM.”

Redeem originally opened up at 1734 14th Street, NW in October 2006.

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original home of Redeem at 1734 14th Street, NW looking north

Dear PoPville – Why Do These Prime Locations Have Paint Stores?

By Prince Of Petworth

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3124 Mt. Pleasant St, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Would love to dive into the funny question of why, on two of DC’s most interesting and thriving (though different) commercial corridors – 14th street and Mt. Pleasant St – we find two paint stores occupying prime locations, both with parking lots.

McCormick Paint at 3124 Mt Pleasant
Duron Paint at 2511 14th St

The Mt. Pleasant location seems so prime for either a Tryst-style coffee shop or restaurant, or maybe a great natural market (where the parking would come into play). The corner location would allow a ton of outdoor seating.

Duron has a backstory, I know, as they moved to allow the Whole Foods in. The space is so obviously underutilized. They only fill about 1/3 of the inside space, and the lot is generally mostly vacant (as with McCormick).

Is it something about the parking lots that keeps these lots from higher uses? Something about DC’s insatiable appetite for paint? And why paint alone instead of a large hardware store?

I’m sure both lots and owners have understandable backstories, but I find the fact that two large corner lots with parking on thriving commerical corridors are occupied by single-purpose paint stores to be perplexing.”

Ed. Note: An old corner paint store (also a McCormick) at the corner of 15th and P St, NW was converted into a Tortilla Coast restaurant.

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