@WBJDan

WBJ reporter covering retail & hospitality. Motorcycle enthusiast. @UofMaryland grad. Cat person. Philly native. Covering D.C.-area business news since 2011.

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Joined June 2009
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Sold to the highest bidder. Stay tuned for the story. (bizjournals.com/washington/n…)

Worldgate Centre in Herndon headed to foreclosure auction after owner walks away from $50M loan

Worldgate Centre in Herndon faces foreclosure auction Oct. 26 after owner Gary Rappaport's affiliate surrendered the debt-laden retail property.

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Here's the full story on yesterday's hearing from my @WBJonline colleague @WBJDan bizjournals.com/washington/n…

D.C. United aims to coordinate Audi Field event schedules with other venues

D.C. United and city officials discuss how an expanded Audi Field could complement rather than compete with Capital One Arena and other District venues.

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For those that have been tracking it, the auction site selling off items the District seized from @GravitasDC's is starting to offer up the good stuff, like this bottle of Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne... govdeals.com/en/asset/229/67…
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And, ICYMI... bizjournals.com/washington/n…

Fine wines and rare art: D.C. to auction items seized from Michelin-starred Gravitas

The District of Columbia scheduled an auction for items seized from chef Matt Baker's Gravitas as the restaurant faces $205,087 in unpaid taxes and liens.

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Larry Janezich@ljjanezichOct 19
DC Chief of Police Closes Café 8 for 96 Hours bit.ly/4jAYJix

DC Chief of Police Closes Café 8 for 96 Hours

by Larry Janezich Posted October 19, 2026 This official notice of closure was posted at Café 8 this evening.  Photo credit: Nicky Sundt Despite not referring to an effective date and time, it is ef…

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Better late than never? Not so, says the owner of a Buzzard Point multifamily building, which is suing to evict a planned restaurant from Naeem Mohd and his Eaternity Hospitality Group. bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

Buzzard Point landlord seeks to evict Latin American restaurant Brisa before it opens

The owners of RiverPoint at Buzzard Point filed a lawsuit against Eaternity Hospitality Group, alleging it owes $701,600 in back rent and failed to open its restaurant on time.

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Mohd declined to comment on the lawsuit or how it will impact his planned Latin American restaurant, Brisa, a collaboration with James Beard-honored chef Carlos Delgado. But, in an email, he said he remains fully committed to the Buzzard Point community.
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I see all these ads claiming local news is back. I’m like: ICYMI, the @WBJonline has always been, and continues to be, about local business news. For more than 40 years, in fact. Just sayin’
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Hey, @wmata. I’ve been on hot cars before. And really crowded ones. But are times so tough we need cars without lights?
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On this TBT, here's one from the @WBJonline's vault going back to February of 2015... bizjournals.com/washington/b… via @WBJonline
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Lots of moving pieces to this one, with parties the Navy, Park Police, and @ThermeGroup, which wants to build that big wellness center on Poplar Point. bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

D.C. strikes land swap deal to advance $500M wellness resort at Poplar Point

The D.C. land swap advances plans for a $500 million Therme Group wellness resort as well as additional private development at Poplar Point along the Anacostia River.

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Of note is that, while it won't be gaining land at the Washington Navy Yard, Redbrick will be swapping up with the Navy for a development site by the Bridge District. (The Navy and Redbrick recently terminated the WNY lease, ICYMI bizjournals.com/washington/n…)

Navy officially terminates Redbrick's Navy Yard lease after scrapping land swap

The Navy terminated its lease with developer Redbrick LMD for a Washington Navy Yard project nearly a year after then-Secretary John Phelan withdrew from a land swap deal.

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Eat DC@eat_dcOct 2
Replying to @eat_dc @dcck
This is in addition to their very affordable cafe that's been open at 2121 1st St SW
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Remember old Key Bridge Marriott, which shuttered in 2021 to make way for a planned mixed-use development that never happened? Well, there's new news on what might come next. (Hint: A new @Marriott hotel, sadly, isn't in the cards). bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

Vision for Key Bridge Marriott site shifts with hotel out, office potentially in amid county review

Quadrangle Development and Mack Real Estate Group pivot Potomac Overlook's Arlington redevelopment plan, dropping the hotel for mixed-use with potential for residential, office and retail.

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Also, ICYMI, boy howdy, did that former Key Bridge Marriott have an old soul, as @Coop_Rebecca so memorably reported back in the day. bizjournals.com/washington/n…
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Marriott's oldest standing hotel to close in July — but not permanently

The property is slated to undergo a major transformation.

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Today's edition of as the Sphere turns is brought to you by @hannahzziegler bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

Pr. George's County Council panel advances Sphere financing bills without PLA mandate

A committee vote gives lawmakers more time to weigh whether Sphere Entertainment should enter into a project labor agreement.

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The @UnionMarketDC Motel 6 is getting a minor makeover ahead of a much more ambitious redevelopment. bizjournals.com/washington/n…

Edens pivots to interim lodging concept, cocktail bar at former Union Market Motel 6

Edens plans to temporarily reactivate a former Motel 6 in Northeast D.C.'s Union Market District while securing financing for a larger mixed-use redevelopment.

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Seems @MayorBowser is readying to root, root, root for the home team, as @Drubaru reports. bizjournals.com/washington/n… via @WBJonline

D.C. mayor plans legislation for Nationals Park renovation

D.C. Mayor Bowser plans to introduce legislation this fall for Nationals Park renovations. Her time as mayor will conclude early next year.

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Now, the home pitch, that's another question entirely. Here's what @Drubaru and I learned for this week's cover story on the whole @AudiField public funding debate. bizjournals.com/washington/n…

Jason Levien wants an expensive upgrade for Audi Field. Muriel Bowser may have hit her limit.

Mayor Muriel Bowser opposes $300 million public investment in D.C. United's Audi Field renovation, citing concerns about competing with Capital One Arena.

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