And wouldn’t you know it I just bought a wig last week. This always freaking happens to me.
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Retail
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Lane Bryant first store to open at DCUSA in Columbia Heights.
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1541 14th Street, NW
I’m pouring a little Heineken out right now for Candida’s Bookstore. (more…)
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Thanks to Marco for sending me this article a few days ago. I was a bit slow on the trigger and DCist posted about it earlier today. The article says “When the 540,000-square-foot DC USA retail complex opens March 8 in Columbia Heights, it will still have nearly 80,000 square feet of retail to fill — including 25,000 square feet that developers want to reserve for higher-end retailers. Banana Republic and Coach have been mentioned as examples, although no deals are in the works.”
Interesting. What do you guys think about this? Would you like to see some high end retail go into DC USA in Columbia Heights?
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Located right across the street from Solly’s at 1935 11th Street NW Suite 2 is Fly Betty Boutique. I spoke with owner Melfi Penn this past weekend. She describes the very small boutique (although she may be moving to bigger quarters soon) as a “shop for the everyday woman”. It mostly features clothing, handbags, accessories and skin care. The clothing is priced reasonable from only $20-$100. Store hours: Sat 11-7pm, Sun 12-6pm, M-F by Appt. (more…)
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I had the opportunity to speak with Bert Keller, owner of Bentleys, who was nice enough to let me peek inside the shop and take some photos. The shop should be open in the next few weeks but if you are walking by and see Bert inside I’m sure he’d be happy to let you in to take a look as well. When the store officially opens the hours will be Wed. Thurs. Fri. 11am-6pm and Sat. Sun. 12-6pm. This place reminds me a lot of Ruff & Ready Furnishings on 14th Street. Keller told me he gets his items from flea markets, garage sales, auctions as well as from little towns he travels to. Keller, certainly has lots of enthusiasm and is very excited about being in Petworth. Keller’s prices are negotiable but he prides himself on passing on great values to the customer. He said “I’m only looking to pay rent and cover the overhead then I just want to see the customers enjoy the pieces”. You’ll be able to tell from the photos after the jump but the items here range in a wide variety from knick knacks to furniture. In the future Keller hopes to expand the number of furniture pieces available.
I think this is a great addition to the neighborhood and particularly to Upshur Street. Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
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A “small vintage furniture & collectibles shop” is opening up at 810 Upshur Street – across the street from Domku. I’ll be taking pictures as soon as it is set up and will let you all know when it’s open for business. All I can say is that it is pretty sweet that this type of shop will be opening on Upshur, can’t wait to check out the goods.
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According to commenter Alaaro over at the Columbia Heights News Forum a Papa John’s is coming to 1417 Otis. Obviously no replacement for our great eating out options but for take out, man I love that garlic dipping sauce!
And according to the Express a Beer Paradise is Coming to Logan Circle in April. Apparently the unnamed place will be located on 14th St. near Rhode Island Ave.
And according to some folks who attended the Safeway meeting last night, the Georgia Ave. Safeway in Petworth will become a 60,000 sf “lifestyle” store with approx 200 residential units on top, designed by Torti Gallas.
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And it is a sign befitting a great organization! Located at 3619 Georgia Ave. across the street from LGL in the old Mario’s Pizza spot. You can donate your old computers there. You can visit their Web site here.
From the Web site: “First Time Computers collects used computers, fixes them up, and donates them to eligible families and groups.”
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The bodega (yeah, I said bodega) across the street from the Petworth metro has Ethiopian Wine for sale. Has anyone bought some? I’m definitely going to check it out. So for a bonus point in what modern day country was wine first made? The answer to that question is one of the few remaining details I can recall from college wine tasting class. God bless Miami University, Ohio for offering that course!