
Elliot sends after purchasing from the 25th and M Street Trader Joe’s. (more…)

Elliot sends after purchasing from the 25th and M Street Trader Joe’s. (more…)

2101 Wisconsin Ave, NW on Saturday. Note part being torn down is to the right in the photo
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea when the Trader Joe’s in Glover Park is opening? They seem to be progressing with the construction, but still no official word, it seems. I heard late spring, early summer, but It’s not even one of the Coming Soon stores on their website.” (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Can the Columbia Heights Giant please collect their shopping carts. I see them all over the neighborhood. These are 7 of them lined up on Holmead Place, with more further down the street.”
Are folks noticing more than usual? I thought these carts had the wheels that lock when they leave a certain distance? Are others also noticing more than the usual number of carts?

Ed. Note: Self checkout was 86’d back in August 2016.
“Dear PoPville,
I am thrilled to report that the Safeway on [1747] Columbia Road NW has its self checkout lanes back after what feels like ages ago that they were removed. I would think the ridiculously long lines that have been forming every day after work hours helped contribute to the decision to bring them back.”


Photo by PoPville flickr user ny273
Good news for From the Farmer fans – they’re back. Thanks to Michelle for sending:
“I’m writing to let you know that From the Farmer will be resuming regular delivery operations over the next week and your InKind credits will work as they did in the past – for both a la carte and subscription orders!
If your regular delivery day is Thursday or Friday we’ll ‘see’ you this week (5 days from now) and if your regular delivery day is Tuesday or Wednesday we’ll ‘see’ you the following week (week of 2/18)!
Our temporary pause in deliveries allowed us to focus ‘behind the scenes’ on the quality of our product, the selection of produce items in our store, and the consistency of our deliveries. (more…)

Rendering Courtesy of The Cafritz Foundation
First Meow Wolf and now this!! Thanks to all who sent the big news from the Washington Business Journal: “Aldi signs lease for largest D.C. store, in Fort Totten”
From the full press release issued Monday:
“The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (Cafritz Foundation), developers of the Fort Totten mixed-use development project Art Place, today announced that the lease has been executed for an approximately 25,000 square-foot ALDI store at Art Place at Fort Totten. Located on the corner of South Dakota Avenue and Kennedy Street, this will be the largest ALDI DC location and the second ALDI in the city, the first being in the H Street Corridor. (more…)

Photo by PoPville flickr user ny273
Thanks to all for passing on from, From the Farmer:
“Over eight years ago, we started From the Farmer out of a garage in Maryland. Since then, we’ve had the privilege of working with the very best people in the food industry. Our network of farmers and producers has brought a level of passion and attention to our service matched only by our own team of dedicated packing, delivery, and customer support staff.
In order to make sure we’re setup to fulfill our mission and promise to you for many years to come – we are temporarily suspending deliveries to find a sustainable and better way to continue to service you with the great products you have come to love. (more…)

Thanks to Bridgett and everyone else for sending the news about a Streets Market coming to the former Metro K grocery store that closed at the end of November.
Streets recently opened up a huge store in NoMa but I have a feeling this will be more like the one in Cleveland Park, which also replaced a beloved, old, grocery store. (more…)

1924 8th Street, NW
Thanks to Jonathan for sending:
“The Union Kitchen Grocery on 8th St NW in The Shay apparently opened on Monday! Checked it out this morning and it is 100. (also this non-dairy drinker appreciates that the coffee bar carries both oat & almond milk)”
Ed. Note: There’s a party coming this Friday too.


1440 P Street, NW
From Whole Foods:
“Whole Foods Market invites the D.C.-area community to a complimentary spaghetti dinner this Tuesday at select store locations, as the partial government shutdown continues. No RSVP required.
When: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET
Participating locations:
Washington, D.C.
Virginia (more…)