Washington Business Journal

Taylor Gourmet has had a run of fast growth, nearly doubling its store count in the past three years.

The 200-unit Alexandria e-lofts is being offered for sale after a mix of office dwellers and residents boosted occupancy in the building to past 90 percent, validating the concept of creating a live-work concept from a former office building.

Mike Isabella Concepts has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to multiple reports, in the wake of a six-month period during which the business was sued for sexual harassment and closed several eateries, including its massive food hall at Tysons Galleria.

Tysons Galleria owner General Growth Properties said that it had cut ties with chef Mike Isabella, but that it will be looking for replacement tenants for the 40,000-square-foot food hall.

The project, expected to last 14 months, will result in a larger waiting area, new ticketing facilities, a concession space and restrooms at the station, according to the state agency, which is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation.

Some 10,000 people visited Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House in Baltimore County between Friday, Aug. 3, the day it opened its doors to the public, and Sunday, Aug. 6.

Sister co-founders Donna and Rosy Khalife have scored an upcoming slot for their business on “Wonderful Discoveries.”

The Smithsonian Institution has a proposal before the National Capital Planning Commission Thursday for supplemental perimeter fencing, to close gaps in existing fencing and reduce the number of pedestrian entrances from 13 to three — at Connecticut Avenue, the bus lot drop-off, and the Lower Zoo.

It’s official: Adam Jones is now the owner Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre Reisterstown, Maryland, estate. The Orioles outfielder paid $3.465 million for the property.

The food delivery robots that have been rolling down D.C. sidewalks for more than a year just got a big win from the District: They can stick around.

News for all the Wawa watchers out there: The popular convenience store chain will open in Tenleytown. 

College students leaving campus for the summer also leave behind plenty of possessions — and a group of Gallaudet University alums wants to take them off their hands.

The Washington Nationals ended their partnership with celebrity chef Mike Isabella following the news he and several of business associates were named in a sexual harassment lawsuit.

The new Commercial Loan for Energy Efficiency and Renewables is just the first of what the new nonprofit hopes will be a series of financial products designed to spur energy efficiency projects across the county.

The owner of the Señor Chicken restaurant at 3410 Mount Vernon Ave. has proposed changing the business to The Secret Garten, a bar and restaurant with an outdoor beer garden in the parking lot .

Montgomery County wants to transform the congested, accident-prone Veirs Mill corridor into a safe, transit-friendly community.

The White House advisers have started touring homes in the District with an eye toward “something more private,” an unnamed source told The Washington Post.

Former Panera employees from D.C. and Alabama have filed a class-action lawsuit against the fast-casual deli and bakery chain, claiming they were not paid overtime wages they say they were owed when they worked as assistant managers. 

The deal provides Target 23,220 square feet in Sam’s Park and Shop.

For the second time in eight years, the District landed on the short list to host the Gay Games only to lose the quadrennial competition on the last day. The 2022 games will be held in Hong Kong, the Federation of Gay Games announced Monday from Paris.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has lined up tenants for 80 percent of the space it renovated at the Mall at Prince Georges in Hyattsville, Maryland. Here are the retailers who made the cut.

D.C.-based Misfit Juicery, an anti-food waste company that uses misshapen or bruised produce to make bottled juices, has rebranded as the business grows. The move also positions the startup to expand beyond juice.

D.C. United’s ownership group is said to be considering a sale and began seeking buyers for a 35 percent stakepurchased last year from former minority owner Will Chang.

Washington, D.C., is one of 12 cities where Comcast Corp. is launching a wireless network to handle data coming from smart utilities, hospital patient monitoring and other internet-connected devices that businesses deploy.