5502 Connecticut Avenue, NW

From their Web site:

Changing lifestyles and attitudes toward fitness apparel among women have created a demand for more versatile, fashion-conscious technical activewear that offers both functional performance and style appeal.

To meet this demand and bring more diversity to the Washington, DC women’s market, Core72 will offer distinctive, stylish, high performance apparel and accessory lines from a range of manufacturers, all higly acclaimed in the outdoor industry but with limited distribution in our area. Core72 will offer products in the running, yoga/pilates, travel/lifestyle and cycling categories with a seasonal focus on standup paddling, swimming and/or skiing.

Full of Beans children’s clothing has moved around the corner to 3813 Livingston St, NW:



1323 Connecticut Ave, NW

Yola opened up in south Dupont back in Dec. 2010. While they had a very loyal following, they’ll be closing on Sept. 28th (h/t EaterDC.) From their Facebook page:

As you may have noticed, we made the difficult decision to close our doors on September 28th. There is not any one cause that influenced our decision to close, but we want to be clear that we remain wholehearted believers in green businesses and feel confident that businesses that stick to their morals can thrive in the right environment. We are confident that you will enjoy the concept that will move into our space and feel deeply grateful to them for making this transition smooth. They share our commitment to high quality and socially conscious food.

We would really like to thank you all, not just as loyal customers (we are deeply humbled by the number of people we saw every day), but also for being kind, generous, and making our days brighter. We met so many amazing people along the way and we feel grateful for your friendship.

Some of you may be wondering where we will go from here. David will return his attention full time to commercial real estate and Laura is not sure what she will do but is ready for a vacation! For the next month, we will be working hard to ensure that we go out with a bang, continue to provide excellent service, and find wonderful jobs for all of our employees. We were extremely lucky to have a staff of bright, committed, and kind individuals who worked extremely hard for us, so now it’s our turn to return the favor. If you would like to get in touch with an employee about employment, feel free to speak to them directly at some point over the next 30 days or to email [email protected].

Thanks for making Yola a special place. We will miss you, so keep in touch!

Laura, David, and the rest of the Yola team

District Bean reports:

“A new concept from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group (Buzz Bakery, Churchkey, Rustico, et al) will take its place.”

More info as it becomes available.



1781 Florida Ave, NW

Back in March 2012 we learned that Pleasant Pops would be opening a brick and mortar Farmhouse Market and Cafe in the former Rita’s space at 1781 Florida Ave, NW beneath Mint in Adams Morgan. I stopped by yesterday to take a look and the space looks great.

They are still stocking the space and waiting on a few final permits but should be open in about a week. The curved space has a great cafe seating section. Looks like it’s gonna be a great addition to Adams Morgan.

More photos after the jump. (more…)



1212 18Th Street, NW

Thanks to a reader for sending word:

“The Mattress Discounters on 18th and Connecticut closed yesterday. I can’t say that it surprised me, I’d always thought that it was a strange location for a mattress store. Hopefully something cool, and more appropriate, will go in there quickly.”

I’ll def. keep a close eye on this prime space to see who eventually takes over the space.



3319 Cady’s Alley NW

The Alessi store in Georgetown is moving from next door to Leopold’s to a space nearby in Contemporaria at 3303 Cadys Alley NW.

From an email:

ALESSI DC

MOVING SALE

MOVING ALESSI TO CONTEMPORARIA

SMALLER DISPLAY BUT SAME AMAZING PRODUCT

OPENING OCTOBER 2012

ALESSI FLOOR SAMPLE SALE
starts sept 5th

20% OFF and much more…

tuesday – saturday 11 – 7
sunday + monday closed



1710 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Back in Aug. 2010 the Pleasure Place closed at at 1710 Connecticut Ave, NW in north Dupont Circle. For a while it looked like a new market from the owners of Toscana Cafe would be opening in the space but that seemed to have fallen through in Dec. 2011. Now a new liquor license application has been posted for a proposed liquor store. Proposed hours are Monday through Saturday 9 am to 10 pm. More info as it becomes available.


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