Retail

Van Leeuwen Opening in Georgetown Thursday with “$1 Scoops, Baked & Wired Collab, & More” (Adams Morgan next in “coming weeks”)

By Prince Of Petworth


3245 Prospect St, NW (next to coming Blank Street Coffee)

From a press release:

“Van Leeuwen, the Brooklyn-born brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, is thrilled to announce that its second D.C. location––located in the heart of Georgetown at 3245 Prospect St NW––will open on Thursday, May 11 at noon.

“We’re so grateful for the warm welcome we received from Washingtonians when we opened our Union Market scoop shop earlier this year, and we’re thrilled to now be opening in yet another one of D.C.’s most iconic and well-known neighborhoods.” says co-founder Ben Van Leeuwen.

For the debut of its Georgetown outpost, the brand has partnered with beloved neighborhood bakery Baked & Wired to create a limited edition ice cream flavor––Dirty Chai Cupcake–– exclusive to D.C. scoop shops. (more…)

Shanklin Hall, “A social club centered at the intersection of community, creativity, and wellness”, coming to Adams Morgan!! (former Columbia Station building)

By Prince Of Petworth


2325 18th Street, NW

Thanks to Manny for sharing the news about Shanklin Hall after seeing our post earlier this morning.

Shanklin Hall’s website says:

“Over the last 3 years, you’ve inspired us to create one-of-a-kind events in diverse spaces throughout our beloved D.C. Thank you. Every experience brought us closer to you and our ultimate goal: opening a social club centered at the intersection of community, creativity, and wellness.

In November, we secured our brick-and-mortar location at 2325 18th Street NW (the historic Columbia Station) on the Adams Morgan Main Street. This will be our home, our flagship – a hub for collective elevation and cultural development. (more…)

“with a heavy heart that we have to announce the closure of Bond Collective’s Washington DC location”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for passing on from the Bond Collective:

“It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the closure of Bond Collective’s Washington DC location, at 609 H Street, due to complications from COVID-19 and landlord negotiations. Despite our consistent and persistent efforts to remedy this situation, we received notice that our last available day to operate the location will be April 30th, 2023.

We opened Bond Collective H Street in November 2020. As you can imagine, (more…)

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