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Francesca’s coming to Georgetown in 2015

Georgetown's retail mix continues to expand, with mid-level women's clothier Francesca's signing a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot store on M Street NW.

Towson is getting a Whole Foods

Baltimore County is getting its first Whole Foods Market. The high-end grocer signed a lease as the anchor tenant for Towson Row and is expected to open in 2018 or …

Rent the Runway to open store in Georgetown

Rent the Runway, the designer wear rental company, will open a standalone location in Georgetown this fall.

Gourmet pizza maker Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar to open 5 Maryland locations

Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar is planning to open five locations in Greater Baltimore. The Dallas-based chain, which specializes in gourmet pizza and pasta, signed a five-unit franchise agreement with Keith …

Lowe’s buys into D.C.’s Fort Lincoln

The deal is done for Lowe’s at The Shops at Dakota Crossing.

Whole Foods Columbia opens to droves of shoppers

Howard County's first Whole Foods Market opened in downtown Columbia Wednesday to a large number of eager shoppers -- an event that local officials called a watershed moment in the revitalization …

Pint the Town – Brookland Gets a Top-Notch Beer Bar

Timing is everything. Especially if you’re opening a beer bar at the beginning of DC Beer Week. Here then: Brookland Pint, another beer-centric spot by the owners of Meridian Pint and Smoke …

Chuy’s and its Nacho Car Are Coming to Virginia

Austin-based Tex-Mex chain Chuy's is planning to open in Fairfax. The restaurant, home to Hatch green chile sauce, an Elvis shrine and a "nacho car," will open at 11219 Lee Highway …

Barcelona Wine Bar to Open Another D.C. Restaurant

Always-packed 14th Street NW Spanish tapas spot Barcelona Wine Bar is opening another location at the Cathedral Commons development in Cleveland Park late this year or early next. It will be joined …

Sports Authority Signs at Foundry Row

Yesterday, H&R Retail’s Geoff Mackler (with colleague David Ward) told us his company signed Sports Authority to join LA Fitness and Wegmans at Greenberg Gibbons' Foundry Row. As for …

A Virtual Tour of the Monroe Street Market, a Work in Progress

Raku Coming to Cleveland Park

Sushi and noodle soup spot Raku has signed a lease for its third location in Cleveland Park as part of the Cathedral Commons development, which will also include a new Giant supermarket.