As for JnDC, quoting DCDireWolf when speaking about Nana doesn’t really help, as many have come to realize DCDW will go on and on about the evils of just about anyone as long as it disagrees with the mainstream of the conversation. For goodness sake, DCDW even defended the toenail clippings on the metro! Methinks I spot a troll.

Plus, Jackie and her husband are really cool.

JnDC… seems your real issue is with the landlords that keep those prices high… Nana was in a dark basement for a few years getting things going before moving to a more prime second floor location.

i think options for retail and dining no matter what help a community. just because you happen to sell something doesnt mean you don’t get involved in community service… charity.. donations etc.

anyway..

“WOMEN’S CLOTHING and RETAIL STORES and whatever kind of STORES only cater to a small demographic in the neighborhood and do nothing to improve the neighborhood as a whole. Instead it’s one more space that’s either BY GENDER or culturally off limits to the majority of the community. It’s a bad idea. Just because some people would LOVE a WOMENS FASHION STORE, doesn’t make it a good fit. We have lots and lots of places to BUY CLOTHING and SHOP in Columbia Heights, we have very few places that cater to everyone else. I’ve looked into all the available spaces on 11th Street and they are priced to exclude anyone without serious amounts of capital or collateral already stowed away. That’s why you see local ENTREPRENEURS snatching up spots, they’re the few that can afford it. It’s a shame. Greed wins over the community again.”