In: RM Balance Opens Today
RM Balance, a new restorative wellness studio, is set to open its doors at 3210 Grace St. NW. Founded by Regina McLinden, owner of RM Wellness at Hamilton Court on 31st Street — the only person under 30 to operate two brick-and-mortar businesses in Georgetown — this meditation and movement studio combines traditional yoga methods with “the background of bodywork,” as well as Pilates, sound baths and meditation. The studio is open 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
In: Sourced by Scottie
What’s not so old is new again. Sourced by Scottie, at 3144 Dumbarton St. NW, is a curated vintage clothing store that specializes in European designer fashion from the 1990s to the 2000s, we’re told.
Out (Temporarily): Crumbs & Whiskers
Georgetown’s and D.C.’s first cat cafe, Crumbs & Whiskers will close “until further notice,” effective immediately, the company told employees, according to the Washingtonian. The feline fun place at 3109 M St. NW has set up appointments for those wishing to adopt cats or just play with them. The matches yielded 3,000 cat adoptions over the years.
The closure reportedly involves a management-labor dispute concerning unionization by employees of Crumbs & Whiskers, which first opened on O Street in 2015.
Owner Kanchan Singh told Washingtonian that the location had to close temporarily while it searched for the right leadership team so store managers can “continue providing a safe, supportive and positive environment for our staff, our cats and visitors.”
Out: Allbirds
Allbirds will close all of its full-price stores in the U.S. — including its Georgetown store at 3135 M St. NW — by the end of February, the footwear retailer announced last month in a press release. Allbirds had 21 stores nationwide. It continues online and with two discount stores.
Coming: Dayglow
Dayglow, a Los Angeles coffee chain that features a selection of coffee roasters and nonalcoholic coffee cocktails, has selected Georgetown for its first D.C.-area location, according to the Washington Business Journal. The spot was formerly home to Alkova Yoga & Coworking and had been reported as a future site for a Hästens mattress store…