750 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Thanks to Pasta for sending: “Cap Hillers eagerly waiting outside for the 8AM opening of Eastern Market Trader Joe’s“
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17th and U Street, NW
Welp.
“Thank you all for your support.
We are still in the process of getting Hana Market back to business. As of today, however, we don’t know when the store reopens.
We deeply apologize for the inconvenience.”
2101 Wisconsin Ave, NW rendering via The Glover House
I for one welcome our delicious overlords. The long rumored Trader Joe’s coming to Glover Park is now official with the application of a liquor license for Trader Joe’s #620:
“A Full- Service Grocery store that will serve hot and cold meals, which includes salads, sandwiches, pizza, sushi, baked goods, and non-alcoholic beverages. Tasting Permit requested.”
STAY TUNED for this and all the other ones coming too.
750 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
From a press release:
“First Trader Joe’s Capitol Hill to Welcome Customers With Warm, Lively Grand Opening
Weekend-long event to include live music, giveaways, tastings and ceremonial lei cutting
The first Trader Joe’s in the Capitol Hill neighborhood will open its doors next Friday. The new location will be the third Trader Joe’s store in the Washington, DC area and the first outside of Northwest DC. The new, nearly 13,000 square foot store will feature underground parking and murals that pay tribute to nearby landmarks including the Capitol Building, Barracks Row and Eastern Market. Store Captain Tom Senior, an 11year veteran of the company, and recently hired Crew Members invite customers and the media to attend the Grand Opening ceremony to tour the new location and help celebrate the much-anticipated event.
WHEN: Friday, September 29, 2017
7:55am Ceremony begins
8:00am Store opens for business“
750 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Thanks to Nick for sending:
“Ya have any news about the opening of Trader Joe’s opening at Eastern Market? Walked by last night and their signage is up!”
Mark Sussman reports:
“Spoke to the Eastern Market Trader Joe’s GM and they hope to open by the end of September. They put up the sign to attract hires”
1240 4th Street NE view from Florida Ave
Thanks to a reader for passing on the official word from Trader Joe’s (announced Tuesday):
“We’ve consulted our maps and compass and have found a terrific location for a store in Washington (Union Market District), D.C. Our Crew is working hard so we can open our doors in 2018. We’ll continue to post new details about the store and its opening here, so please check back for updates.
Date & Time Opening:
TBD in 2018
Store Address:
1240 4th Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
We look forward to seeing you!”
I guess it means – hello drone delivered groceries!!!
From CNBC:
“Amazon said Friday it plans to acquire Whole Foods Market for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain after the deal closes, and the store will continue to operate under the Whole Foods brands.”
1701 Corcoran Street, NW
A liquor license placard has been posted at the 17th Street Safeway in Dupont:
“New Class “B” full-service grocery store selling beer and wine.”
And this email from an ANC Commissioner on the Dupont listserv has been causing me incredible agita. Please join me in this discomfort:
“Safeway is undergoing a badly needed renovation and has applied to the DC government for a permit to sell beer and wine. I have been talking to neighbors and many oppose the sale of beer and wine at Safeway.
The main concern is that the store is small and beer and wine will take space otherwise available for groceries. They have found 80 linear feet for beer and wine.
Neighbors want to preserve the 17th St. village and are supportive of the family businesses who run local liquor outlets. We already have plenty of options for beer and wine.
Parents occasionally send their children to buy groceries at this store and they don’t want to expose them to an environment where alcohol is being sold.
The ANC meets next Wednesday [Ed. Note: tomorrow] to consider this issue. (7 pm, 1775 Mass. Ave.) It can support or oppose Safeway’s proposal and its views must be given ‘great weight’ by ABRA. They also have a leading role in negotiating any settlement agreement with Safeway so it’s important that they hear residents’ views. A big turnout at the Wednesday meeting would be great.”
3900 Wisconsin Ave, NW
If you will it is no dream Vol. 820. Following a week we willed a Wawa and an indoor competitive Axe Throwing option to the District, I was sure we’d be talking about dog poop and doors this week. Boy was I wrong. (Well the week is young…) But last night around 10pm, while I was too engrossed in Netflix’s Who Murdered Sister Cathy? to post, WDCEP (Washington DC Economic Partnership) tweeted us:
“It’s true! @Wegmans is coming to #DC.”
“Old Fannie Mae HQ!!”
This confirms our first report of a Wegmans possibly coming to the future, former Fannie Mae site back in March.
The Washington Post reports:
“Fannie Mae is scheduled to move out of the complex late next year, clearing the way for Wegmans to open by 2022, according to Richard Lake, founding partner of Roadside Development. The grocery store, which is expected to take up about 80,000 square feet, will be located on the lower level, with an entrance at the back of the building, Lake said.”
And there was great joy in PoPville. STAY TUNED.
rendering via TheGloverHouse
2101 Wisconsin Ave, NW
“The Glover House is located on Wisconsin Avenue in the heart of Glover Park, a short walk from Georgetown for entertainment and an easy connection to the Rock Creek Park trail system for recreation. With carefully planned amenities designed to enhance everyday experiences, TGH is a home for those who live, not settle.”
No official mention of the Trader Joe’s yet. (more…)