Once upon a time, shopping in the nation’s capitol was defined by a plethora of malls in Chevy Chase, Tyson’s Corner and Georgetown. Nothing existed to represent the city’s true and natural style. Little by little, with the help of bold creatives, a new and unique community-connected shopping experience is blooming in DC. The people [...]

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All photos by Tracy Clayton.
Mixt Greens is an ambitious newcomer to DC’s lunch scene. With two locations already open, and another two on the way, the restaurant offers organic gourmet salads, sandwiches, and soups in an environment that’s, well, very green.
“Our environmental ethic permeates every aspect [...]

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I feel like there’s an energy to DC currently that I haven’t felt anywhere else and haven’t really experienced here for a long time … I think for the first time in a while people seem to be looking forward.

Brothers Ryan and Hays [...]

Atlas District’s newest gallery, Industry, opens this Saturday with it’s inaugural show “Round the Corner” by international artist Shlomo Harush. The show will feature twenty unique aluminum and stainless steel works, all conceived and manufactured by Harush by hand. We had a chance to preview the works yesterday, while they were setting up.

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Cross-posted from And Now, Anacostia.

Exciting times on MLK yesterday morning: Big Chair Coffee opened for business! Here are some photos of the opening. I missed part of the morning rush, but got there at about 8 and witnessed a pretty steady flow of customers. Here in Anacostia we’re accustomed to walking or driving down the street with no expectation of anything being open, so I’m sure it will take a little time for the place to really fill up. But this is hot.

What if you were asked to design a visitor center for the White House? What if you had only fourteen weeks to do it and no formal architectural training? And what if you had to present your plans in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum to a panel of critics? [...]

by ReadysetDC reader and friend Jennifer Jeremias.
The All Our Noise show at Velvet Lounge, featuring the Child Ballads, managed to capture much of that same magic and brought new sounds to light. Stewart Lupton, Lex Paulson and Jesse Rivkin (Child Ballads) were joined by Michael Harris and Brandon Moses (of Laughing Man), Andrew Buckette [...]

Patty Boom Boom is now open! We were able to check it out last night at the friends and family preview. The first level serves as a standard Caribbean carry-out, although with the ambiance of a modern coffeeshop, with various patties ready to devour. Upstairs is the bar and lounge. While there is no food upstairs, you can purchase downstairs and bring it up with you.

Ping Pong Dim Sum made it’s official U.S. debut a few weeks ago in DC, located between the Convention Center and Verizon Center on 7th street in Chinatown/Shaw. As the very first location in the States, Ping Pong Dim Sum delivers a contemporary take on Chinese dim sum by introducing Washington to a 21st century tea house and dim sum experience.

Fathom Creative moved from their office in Dupont to their location in Logan Circle a few months ago. They had a daunting task, to transform a brake shop into a mixed-use creative space. They have successfully turned a commercial rowhouse into 3 spaces.

The building has quite some history. It was originally built in 1885 as a fine wines and groceries distributor. Then starting in 1915 it went through various automobile related uses, as 14th became known as “auto row”. Now as 14th Street becomes known as a “creative corridor’, 1333 14th Street is now suited for a different purpose.

I love seeing shows at Rock & Roll Hotel because it is literally a block away from my house. I sauntered in just as opening band, Baywa (NYC), finished up. What I heard was good, and I was kind of disappointed that I didn’t get there earlier to see their set. Laughing Man was next [...]