Starbucks, Zoe’s Kitchen near opening in Timonium
Construction and build out of a new building in the Timonium Square Shopping Center complex took a little longer than anticipated, but a new Starbucks Coffee and a Mediterranean eatery are close to opening their doors.
At long last, movement on the long-shuttered Latham Hotel in Georgetown
Since 2012, the building at 30th and M streets NW has sat empty, at times covered in construction fences, making for an unwelcome eyesore practically at Georgetown’s gateway.
Why the latest Harry Potter book has local bookstores ‘really excited’
The eighth Harry Potter book is set for release on Sunday, and local book stores are already preparing with parties and pre-sales.
Peruvian Chicken Restaurant To Open in Kensington
The Peruvian chicken chain Crisp & Juicy is coming to Kensington and re-entering a local market it left after a fire struck its original Wheaton location in 2013.
Done deal for merger of two supermarket giants
The Federal Trade Commission has given its blessing to a deal that creates the fourth largest supermarket company in the United States. Delhaize Group, based in Belgium, is the owner of Food Lion. Ahold, based in the Netherlands, is the parent company of Stop & Shop. The combined company, called Ahold Delhaize, will generate about… Read more »
Georgetown getting a huge new escape room, ArtJamz to N. Virginia and more retail news
Escape Room Live, one of several escape entertainment concepts that have been exploding in the D.C. area for the past two years, has signed its biggest lease yet for a 6,573-square-foot location in the former West Elm at 3345 M St. NW in Georgetown.
University of Maryland’s flagship campus is finally getting the town it’s always wanted
The sticky-floored Rendezvous Inn — affectionately known as “the Vous” — epitomized the College Park Ronald D. Paul knew in the 1970s.
The ‘Whole Foods Effect’ shines on
The surge in health-conscious retailers is evident wherever one shops. In the space of a few years, the likes of Lululemon, Fresh Market, and Orangetheory Fitness have proliferated in shopping centers. But Whole Foods, arguably a chief driver of the trend, has transformed its own business as well as that of centers.
Bagby Pizza Co. taps Lutherville for third location
The thin-crust, artisan Bagby Pizza Co. will open its third location in the suburban Yorkridge Shopping Center early next year. The 2,370-square-foot restaurant will open in the Lutherville center and serve its popular menu of handmade pies, artisan sandwiches and salads.
Dulles-based contractor M.C. Dean to shift headquarters to Tysons
Dulles-based electrical engineering and contracting firm M.C. Dean has reached a deal to shift its headquarters from Dulles to The Boro, a 4.2 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment of Science Applications International Corp.’s headquarters campus in Tysons.
Vasilis Mediterranean Grill Partners with New Chef, Prepares To Open in New Kentlands Location
Longtime Kentlands restaurant Vasilis Mediterranean Grill is preparing to move to its new, larger location on Centerpoint Way and plans to open in early September.
Prince George’s County Gets First Nordstrom Rack At Woodmore Towne Centre
GLENARDEN, MD–The 30,000-square foot store, as well as another 29,000 square feet of retail, will be part of Woodmore’s phase two of development.
Why Greater Baltimore is going through a retail revolution
The contents of the former Owings Mills Mall were recently auctioned off in spectacular, piecemeal fashion. Fitting rooms, customer service counters, water fountains, clothing racks and even sinks and flagpoles were harvested and sold online to make way for the wrecking ball and a new retail center.