Slate Wine Bar Closes
Slate Wine Bar at 2404 Wisconsin Avenue closed permanently last week on September 22nd after a decade in Glover Park. Wait, read on –...
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Chris Jones
- Sep 9
Back to Business in Glover Park
Summer vacation is over, the overseers are demanding you return to offices and schools even if you have had Covid three times, and Glover...
Chris Jones
- Jul 8
Auto Crime Skyrockets in Glover Park
Typically I will do a crime update at the end of the year, though a startling rise in auto crimes is worth a mid-year alert. Glover Park...
Chris Jones
- Jun 10
The Hidden Embassy Row of Glover Park
Most people know Washington DC’s Embassy Row – that center of diplomacy, culture and architecture on Massachusetts Avenue, but did you...
Chris Jones
- Jun 1
He Was Psyched About Glover Park
Zach Ewell lived in Glover Park for four years until he moved out earlier this year. He was psyched enough about his experience to create...
Chris Jones
- May 25
Glover Park Business Happenings
Business in Glover Park certainly has not stagnated. Capital flows in and out as investors come and go, independent owners build their...
Chris Jones
- Apr 13
Glover Park Events Return!
Events in Glover Park have returned with a bang! Turn off that Zoom and put away the device – all these April events are in person, and...
Chris Jones
- Feb 18
NY Developer Pays $27.7 Million for Glover Park Building
Marx Realty, a New York City-based real estate investment company, purchased 2121 Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park on February 3rd, 2022...
Chris Jones
- Feb 14
In Bocca al Lupo Coming to Glover Park
Another Italian restaurant named In Bocca al Lupo will be opening in Glover Park this spring where Arcuri vacated last year at 2400...
Chris Jones
- Feb 9
Glover Park Whole Foods is Open! (asterisk)
The five-year saga of the closed Whole Foods in Glover Park has ended. Mostly*. The grocery store has re-opened, but if you want to shop...
Chris Jones
- Jan 28
Mario's Trattoria is Open!
Mario's Trattoria, which has replaced Surfside at 2444 Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park, is open for business! Currently, they are in...
Chris Jones
- Jan 18
Glover Park Home Prices Rise Another Hundred Large
Glover Park row house prices rose 9.5% in 2021, an increase of over $100,000, to $1,183,000 on average compared to 2020 (see chart...
Chris Jones
- Jan 3
Glover Park Crime Rebounds
Crime in Glover Park bounced back to 2019 levels after a Covid lockdown-driven drop in crime in 2020. Reported crimes totaled 153, way up...
Chris Jones
- Dec 20, 2021
Whiskey Ventures Scraps Restaurant Plan
The former Bourbon restaurant in Glover Park at 2348 Wisconsin Avenue has sat vacant and increasingly dilapidated since closing in...
Chris Jones
- Dec 7, 2021
Coming and Going in Glover Park
Change is inevitable. Businesses come and go, as does the population. Here are some current events in Glover Park: Coming MARIO’S...
Chris Jones
- Nov 22, 2021
Free Pre-K in Glover Park!
If you have a small child, this headline probably got your attention. CommuniKids, a language immersion pre-school, will open next...
Chris Jones
- Oct 22, 2021
Whole Foods Causes Traffic Chaos
Yesterday evening, Thursday October 21st, an unpublished event at the Glover Park Whole Foods caused traffic chaos on Wisconsin Avenue...
Chris Jones
- Oct 1, 2021
Glover Park Business Update
The Glover Park commercial scene remain active and fluid – businesses open, they close, they change. Here is a quick update on current...
Chris Jones
- Sep 20, 2021
Glover Park Camera Fines Approach $1 Million
Most Glover Park drivers are aware of the stop sign camera at 37th Street and Whitehaven Parkway for cars going south on 37th Street. The...
Chris Jones
- Sep 17, 2021
Best of Glover Park
The Washington City Paper is having an off-season "Best of DC" vote due to Covid interruptions last year. A number of Glover Park...