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Washington Post: He Put It All On the Line Opening His Butcher Shop a Year Ago. Then the Pandemic Hit.

March 8, 2021

Wendell Allsbrook held the grand opening for his place, Georgetown Butcher, on March 9, 2020. Two days later, the global pandemic was declared. Wendell pivoted, and made his dream work.

NBC 4: Georgetown GLOW Returns to Transform Alleyways

March 8, 2021

Georgetown GLOW, the free outdoor public art exhibition, will return for its seventh edition on April 2. The six-month series will feature a majority of D.C. artists, with five artworks exhibited in the spring and three in the summer.

Philadelphia Magazine: Weekending in Washington, D.C.: Getting Outdoorsy in the Nation’s Capital

March 6, 2021

GLOW – the free immersive light display – has been rescheduled for April. Among the installations: Stephanie Mercedes’s The Weight of a Rainbow, which comes alive with soothing sounds in the presence of visitors.

WTOP: Mattress Store With Yoga Classes and Kombucha Tea Opens in Georgetown

March 1, 2021

The Avocado Green Mattress Store, in Georgetown’s Cady’s Alley, is more than just a mattress retail outlet. It has space for future yoga classes and a speaker series, as well as a wellness cafe that serves locally sourced snacks and fresh kombucha tea on tap.

Washingtonian: Foxtrot Market, the Boutique Corner-Store Chain, Opens Its First DC Shop in Georgetown Today

March 1, 2021

The grab-and-go store has food by Erik Bruner-Yang, and also delivers.

Washington Business Journal: EastBanc to Launch Retail Lab in Former Brooks Brothers Location in Georgetown

February 24, 2021

EastBanc Inc. has kicked off a conversion of the former Brooks Brothers store in Georgetown into a retail lab concept to foster the growth of local businesses at a time when many shops are fighting to keep their doors open amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vogue: Our Readers Nominated These Small Businesses Across America for Vogue’s Retail Directory

February 21, 2021

Founded by Nancy Pearlstein 27 years ago, Relish is located in the heart of Georgetown in a modern multi-floor shop with polished concrete floors and sleek hardware railings.

InsideHook: How to Bake a Fish Packet Like Chef Matt Conroy of DC Bistro Lutèce

February 18, 2021

The Chef of the Georgetown restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue shares his recipe secrets.

AFAR: 12 Places to See Cherry Blossoms in the United States

February 17, 2021

Locals who think the Mall is old hat will visit in the evening after the crowds have gone, or stroll through Dumbarton Oaks, a beautiful (and relatively tourist-free) historic estate in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood.

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