Domino's application with the DC Board of Zoning Adjustments to seek a variance and special exception to open a store at 2330 Wisconsin was approved on January 17th, 2018, after nearly failing. The Glover Park Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC-3B) had supported approval of the proposal back in November on the grounds that they had concerns of extended vacancies on our commercial strip, and also Chipotle next door had applied for, and received, a similar BZA special excep

The rumors are true - Trader Joe's is coming to Glover Park! Residents have been anticipating the opening of Trader Joe's in the neighborhood (see March 2017 article), especially now that it seems Whole Foods might never re-open due to the litigation with its landlord. Trader Joe's formally has applied for a liquor license with the DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) - the telltale sign that a business is moving forward with plans. Though the location of t

Rumor has it that Trader Joe's is considering opening a store at 2101 Wisconsin Avenue, the former site of the Holiday Inn which closed in 2015 (alas, John F's at the hotel was the only place to get a full service breakfast in Glover Park). The property was deeded in 2016 to Amanda and Joshua Holland from their father, Thomas Holland of Bethesda. Their mother, Elsbeth Lael Holland, sadly passed away a few years earlier. Donahoe Companies, the longtime holder of a ground leas

The debate over extending the Glover Park liquor license moratorium is coming to a conclusion on March 30th. The DC Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will have a hearing at 11:00 that day to review the Advisory Neighborhood Commission's petition to extend and amend the liquor license moratorium currently in place. They are requesting a 5-year renewal of the moratorium, except for restaurants. Taverns and nightclubs still will be prohibited from obtaining new liquor licenses in