EP 5: The Village Cafe is building collectives to support small businesses and creatives
At first glance, The Village Cafe might seem like a coffee shop. However this coffee shop does more than serve up lattes and cold brew. The young peop...
DC Storefront Podcast
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DC Storefront features stories from local storefront owners highlighting the enterprising spirit, resilience, and history of Washington DC’s diverse communities and exploring the places that make a city into a neighborhood. These stories by old and new storefront retail businesses in Washington, DC document and amplify the voices of these small, but vital actors in community resilience. By learning their stories, we learn more about ourselves and the rapidly changing place we call home.
Building community, helping each other, and knowing when to let go
This is a fantastic episode featuring Director Kristi Whitfield from DSLBD and Ms. Veronica Cooper, owner of Culture Coffee Too. (In case you're wonde...
DC’s Chocolate Moose Builds Relationships with Customers through Humor and Service
The Chocolate Moose is hard to define. Step inside its doors in downtown DC and you might find books, jewelry, humorous socks, cards… and of course, c...
Laughing Hyena Tattoos is very serious about quality and customer education
You can find Laughing Hyena Tattoos alongside a line of rowhouses in Columbia Heights. The owner, Isaac M. Colon Francia III, was very strategic about...
A Cider House in the Nation’s Capital
Jared Fackrell opened Capitol Cider House in the Washington, DC after learning to make cider from books and online. He says as an entrepreneur, you ju...
DC Storefront Trailer
Did you ever wonder about the story behind the stores in your community? Why are they there? Who works & shops there? How are they coping with the dig...