Latest Rumor

The latest rumor in the "New" Navy Yard has it that two CVSs will be operating within one block of each other, in order to spite a Walgreen's. One already exists at New Jersey and M streets. The rumored second drugstore would be at K and New Jersey, SE, on the first floor of the new 909 apartment building. This is the height of ridiculosity, if true. And, I'm afraid what it will mean for little convenience stores like the soon-to-be-opened Corner Copia Deli on 3rd and K streets, SE. Its primary business will be fresh sandwiches, but if none of the other (higher margin) merchandise is moving, this small business owner may have some trouble. Then again, maybe it will help the deli focus on its core service, sandwiches and snacks. At this point, everything is just hearsay, but I'll keep my ear to the proverbial ground.

P.S. Also afoot: framing is going on in a section of the first floor at Capitol Hill Tower. Could this be an expansion of the Marriott hotel bar, located adjacent to CHT, at L and New Jersey? Or could, it be expanded storage for the Marriott restaurant? Or something else, entirely unrelated to food? Time will tell.