Retail : Development News

Wylie Wagg, a family-owned chain of pet stores, is actively planning to expand in the Washington, D.C. region, and to quicken its pace in opening new stores.

Owners Melissa Esposito and Lisa Rowan have announced the grand opening of their handmade and vintage shop, Analog, at 716 Monroe Street NE in the Monroe Street Market. 

Carolina Kitchen and a new sister-restaurant, CK Burger, will open on Rhode Island Row in November.

The Mediterranean Way, a gourmet market offering Mediterranean foods and beverages, will open in Dupont Circle in late September.

SCRAP DC will double its retail space in its new location, expand its hours, and offer subleased studios to artists.

PULP, the greeting card and gift shop on 14th St NW, is raising money through crowdsourcing to renovate its shop.

A raze permit was issued on June 10 and demolition is almost complete at 1728 14th Street NW.

The much-hyped gelato factory/tasting room/coffee lab coming to Union Market is now under construction.

After five years of planning, JBG has received final approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission to move forward with its 135-unit apartment building at 13th and U Street.

Atlas Brew Works obtained their construction permit on Wednesday, May 8, and will be open for business within three months.

The Dupont-based Fiddleheads, known for working with curly hair, has taken over another salon at 25 Florida Ave NW in Bloomingdale.

Sala Thai will be opening within the Rhode Island Row complex at 2300 Washington Place NE by late summer.

Landlords are turning the space into a one-bedroom apartment in desirable Bloomingdale.

Zeke's Coffee, a Baltimore-based coffee shop, is coming to 2300 Rhode Island Avenue NE in early summer 2013.

Renovations at the old Wonder Bread Factory will be complete by June 2013. "We completely cored the whole thing," says developer's sales manager.