Archive for December, 2009
Ghosts Of Garfinckel’s Retail Past Returning To F Street?
If you blinked you might have missed the Washington Business Journal article packed with interesting retail news about Hamilton Square at the corner of 14th and F Streets NW (right side of the above historic photo). Although nothing was absolutely confirmed, it mentioned the prospect of a T.J. Maxx discount clothing retailer taking some or […]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
UPDATE (12 Noon): Ford’s Theatre will run its two performances of A Christmas Carol today (Dec 20) – one show runs at 2:30 pm and the other at 7:30 pm. Please check the link to the right for details. [Ford’s Theatre] H Street NE – We really like the cleaner two column look for Frozen […]
Snow Hits Washington DC & Ford’s Theatre Cancels Today’s Christmas Carol Performances
Snow Hits Washington DC (Including The PQ) The weather forecasters seem to be on the mark and it certainly is snowing at a good clip in downtown Washington DC. A reader sent in the photo you see to the right and you can see that street surfaces are covered and visibility is poor. The latest […]
Target’s New Urban Focus, Many Soon To Follow?
Last week, national retailer, Target, opened up pop-up stores in 3 urban centers. Yes, Washington DC was one of those cities! But, instead of opening up in Penn Quarter, the 50-item shop opened up on Georgetown’s Wisconsin & M intersection. If you blinked, you missed it because the store is already closed. Some may call […]