1331 F Street, NW via Bensons Jewelers
“Dear PoPville,
Just FYI – another business closing downtown after 83 YEARS!!
Benson’s jewelers – spoke to the owner – last day is next Tuesday – closing because nobody comes downtown anymore – his words.”
From Bensons:
“Bensons will be closing as of February 24th.
Thank you for your past patronage.” (more…)
1370 Park Road, NW
Update: I’m told Sticky Fingers will remain in Columbia Heights “at least another 6 months”.
“Dear PoPville,
I noticed a new “for lease” banner hanging outside of Sticky Fingers at 1370 Park Rd NW. A quick Google search brought up a “restaurant for lease” listing for that address. Back in the day, this was a popular hangout for the coffee and laptop crowd. (more…)
1520 14th Street, NW opened back in 2010
Thanks to all who passed on the sad news from Estadio:
“If you haven’t heard the news, i wanted to let you know that we have decided that it is time to say farewell to our beloved restaurant. (more…)
229 Pennsylvania Ave, SE
Thanks to Frank for sending yesterday: “My favorite annual question. is Cap Lounge finally returning?! Lights on. Paper coming down?”
Matt writes: “Sadly… the dream is dead. The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) bought the Capitol Lounge.”
Thought there is an ounce of hope just in from another reader: “I’m told if they reopen it won’t be in that location anyway. Not quite dead yet.”
Stay tuned.
Capitol Lounge closed after 26 years back in September 2020.
701 7th Street, NW
Thanks to Eric and Alex for passing on the report that the movie theater Regal Gallery Place is closing.
Business Insider reported “39 more Regal theaters are closing in the US amid bankruptcy.”
Included on the list is Gallery Place Stadium 14 (Washington, DC) (more…)
3200 M Street, NW at Wisconsin
Thanks to Rifka for sending: “Banana Republic in Georgetown had its last day Saturday. Shop was almost completely empty and they didn’t have info about if they planned to have a store in DC in the futures, since the Penn Quarter store closed last year.–”
Looks like Banana Republic fans will have to head to Friendship Heights just over the border in Maryland at 5430 Wisconsin Ave.
1063 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to Jeremy and everyone else who passed on from ching ching CHA: (more…)
1410 U Street, NW
Thanks to Krishna for passing on the sad news from DC Noodles:
“DC NOODLES IS NOW CLOSED
This location has been our home for the past 13 years. We have welcomed you all with joy and pride. We are thankful and grateful for your support and generosity – that truely got us through the recession and Covid. (more…)
7th/G Streets NW at Capitol One Arena
Update from Councilmember Brooke Pinto: “Monumental Sports owns this space & decided not to renew McD’s lease. New use should be announced soon. But, it’s important to ensure that our residents & biz in Chinatown feel safe & can operate w/o risk of incident.”
Thanks to Paul for sending Sunday: “McDonald’s in Chinatown is closing. Today (Sunday) is their last day.” (more…)
Sad new from the Washington Post yesterday:
“The Washington Post will stop publishing its stand-alone print magazine, one of the last of its kind in the country and which has been published under different names for more than six decades, the newspaper’s executive editor, Sally Buzbee, announced Wednesday.
…restaurant reviews and the crossword puzzle will continue to appear in print. Popular features such as Date Lab will not continue.
The magazine is distributed with copies of the Sunday paper. Its last issue will publish on Dec. 25”