Busboys and Poets to open in Takoma, considers Brookland

Busboys and Poets will bring its quirky combination of coffeehouse, restaurant and neighborhood gathering place to D.C.'s Takoma neighborhood in 2014.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren buys Penn Quarter condo

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has purchased a Penn Quarter condo for $740,000.

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Prince William hospital rebranded Novant Health

Nonprofit hospital operator Novant Heath will rebrand its 13 hospitals in four states under one name, including Prince William Hospital.

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2012 is most profitable year ever for Washington-area banks

Banks based in the Washington area are coming off their most profitable year ever, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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D.C. ranks 1st in car affordability

Ever see the rows of German luxury cars lining the streets in D.C. and wonder how all those people can afford them? As it turns out, Washington-area residents have a lot more money to spend on their cars than people do in any other major U.S. city.

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Renaissance wraps $30M downtown D.C. hotel renovation

Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. has completed a $30 million renovation of rooms and suites at its Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel.

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Green D.C. home to take 2,700-mile journey

Catholic University of America was issued a permit Friday to construct a single-family "unit" at 620 Michigan Ave. NE, on its campus. New student housing? Faculty residence? Nope.

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Developers re-working plans for two D.C. Wal-Mart stores

Developers are re-working plans for two Wal-Mart stores in the District on East Capitol Street and New York Avenue NE.

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Is D.C. the new New York? (Guest Blog)

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Washington No. 6 on Network World's top tech towns

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Higher-ed startup Quad Learning launches with $11 million from NEA, others

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On Deck raises $42 million in VC

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Maryland considers tripling film tax credit

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Obama's proposed minimum wage hike could cost D.C. jobs

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Best Buy founder Richard Schulze may scrap takeover plan

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Wells Fargo finance chief says mortgage lending slowing

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Fauquier County wineries fight new farm winery ordinance

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Metro proposes land deal to lure FBI to Prince George's Co.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials will vote Thursday on a proposal to use 78 acres the agency owns at its Greenbelt station to bolster efforts to have a new FBI headquarters built in Prince George's County.

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Fairfax County to market itself in New England

The Boston office of Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications Inc. will help the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority's new marketing efforts in New England.

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Hotel Monticello reopening as The Graham Georgetown

The Hotel Monticello in Georgetown, acquired by Florida-based Mast Capital in 2011, is scheduled to reopen in April as The Graham Georgetown.

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One in 7 Washington households in the top 5 percent

New census figures released on Monday show that one in seven Washington-region households have incomes that put them in the top 5 percent in the nation.

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D.C.'s Union Station featured at national rail summit

Amtrak's ambitious plan to turn D.C.'s Union Station into a world-class transportation hub captured the national spotlight Monday afternoon during a three-day conference on high-speed rail prospects.

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Two D.C. pharmacies seek grocery-store status to sell beer

Two pharmacies on Connecticut Avenue in the District are trying to claim full-service grocery store status in order to get a Class B license to sell beer and wine.

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Activist shareholder Frank Williams targeting MainStreet Bank

It looks like Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank is in for a fight.

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Harris Teeter to open store on Wisconsin Ave. in Bethesda

Harris Teeter Inc. has signed a 20-year lease for a 50,000-square-foot store in Bethesda at 8300 Wisconsin Ave.

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St. Regis Bar and lobby gets new look

The St. Regis Washington, D.C. has completely revamped its bar and lobby area to look like an old-school English club.

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Maryland casino revenue drops in January

Maryland casino revenue decreased 2 percent in January, with Hollywood Casino Perryville figures continuing to slide.

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Security upgrades at Hoover Building may liven up dull block

The General Services Administration is eyeing a long, drab but well traveled D.C. block for a series of pedestrian-friendly upgrades.

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Old Ox Brewery, a family affair, to launch in Loudoun Co.

Loudoun County's newest brewery will be a family affair. Chris Burns and his wife, with his father Graham Burns and mother Mary, expect to launch Old Ox Brewery later this year from an Ashburn industrial space.

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Lien released against Georgetown Cupcake

The D.C. tax office has released its lien against Georgetown Cupcake less than 24 hours after it filed over nearly $190,000 in unpaid sales taxes.

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