Happy Tuesday! Or about as happy as it gets these days anyway. Talk to me after the Colombia-England game and we’ll see about happiness. What’s going on around the neighborhood? Newsflash: It’s really hot. And to boot, H Street NE lost power over the weekend. WJLA PSA: The businesses along the 1200-1400 block of H […]
It’s almost the weekend and you’re bound to have a Safeway-shaped hole. Here to help you out is Barred in DC, our newest contributor, who’ll be sharing news from Hill East. Enjoy! -Maria Helena Carey The Safeway closed Saturday, March 10, after over a half-century at 14th & Kentucky SE. A new ground-level Safeway in […]
The most recent flyers at Safeway say the pharmacy store is closing tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27. The store closes March 10. It’s not until I saw the mostly bare shelves last night that I began to feel nostalgic. Last Tuesday I lucked out walking in when the wine and liquor liquidation party got started (pre-mom Pink […]
The recent announcement of an Aldi grocery store coming to Hechinger Mall sparked a, shall we say, robust discussion on Frozen Tropics of the relative merits of various grocery stores. Grocery store wars are nothing new on neighborhood blogs and listserves, and it’s easy to understand why. Nothing is nearer or dearer to our heart […]