DC’s first permanent grocery? I’ve been shopping at the same Safeway for over 30 years. There are some poorly served areas for all the usual low income neighborhood reasons, but in general we have plenty of groceries. Other retail is a mix; we’ve lost the downtown department stores other than Macy’s, but other sectors are holding up ok. What we don’t have are suburban style shopping malls and big box stores. My guess is that parking constraints are the biggest reason. The District’s small size is also a factor. As a Capitol Hill resident, I head to Pentagon City or Potomac Yards for a lot of routine shopping. I don’t even consider that to be leaving town, as they are just a short jump over the bridge.
Ci9tizen, that is your tax money at work. There is nothing to see here...move along.
It was down to KOC being the largest remaining grocery store in DC ~ in L’Enfant Plaza ~ that DC line means something. Maybe you aren’t leaving the urbanized area when you got to Virginia but you can strap on your holster, carry your guns openly, and be a free person in VA. You still can’t quite do that in DC or MD.