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Small Business Development

• Taqueria Sabor Mixteco - Washington Post (7/18/2024) - Taqueria Sabor Mixteco showcases Oaxacan specialties in Silver Spring
• Los Quesos LLC - Telemundo (1/19/2024) - Ofrecen herramientas para iniciar negocios de comida en el DMV – Telemundo Washington DC (44)
• Mecho's Dominican Kitchen - El Tiempo Latino (04/15/2022) - DC financial aid benefits Latino entrepreneurs in the food sector
• Maracas Ice Pops- Patch-(6/17/19)-MARACAS Ice Pops: Bringing A Slice Of Home To The Masses
• Thamee - DCist - (5/31/19) - First Look: H Street’s Thamee Wants To Be A ‘Bridge’ To Burmese Food
• Thamee - Eater DC  - (5/10/19) - Thamee Introduces a Vibrant Flash of Burmese Flavors to H Street NE
• Thamee - Washingtonian - (3/25/19) - A Burmese Restaurant From the Toli Moli Team Is Coming to H Street
• This Little Piggy Foot Spa and Nails Etc.- SouthBMore  - (12/18/18) - ‘THIS LITTLE PIGGY FOOT SPA AND NAILS ETC.’ OPENS IN PIGTOWN
• Ellē - Eater DC  - (12/5/18) - D.C.’s 2018 Eater Award Winners
• Arepa Zone - Eater DC  - (7/12/18) - José Andrés Brings Arepas, Pupusas, and Gourmet Tortas to Audi Field
• Ellē - The Washington Post (5/2/18) - Elle delights, day and night alike
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian (2/1/18) - 100 Very Best Restaurants: #9 - Bad Saint
  
• Ellē - Washingtonian (1/23/18) - Check out the Mount Pleasant Restaurant, Bar, and Bakery That Everyone Will Be Talking About
  
• Mama's Biscuits - QVC - (11/6/17) - Mama's Biscuits (15) 3-oz Southern Style Gourmet Biscuits
  
• El Gauchito Grill - FEM International - (10/2/17) - Entrevista al Chef Celso Rojas
• Rito Loco - Washingtonian - (9/8/17) - "Adult Treehouse" Opens in Shaw with Spicy Margaritas and Fried Avocado Tacos
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - Eater - (5/23/17) - A Look Inside Anxo's New Tasting Room in Brightwood Park
• Highlandtown Grocery - WYPR - (5/18/17) - Immigrant families making Highlandtown boom
• Rito Loco - CDFI FUND IMPACT BLOG - (5/3/17) - CDFI Fund Director Donovan Participates in National Small Business Week
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (4/5/17) - Washingtonian's 40 Under 40
• Bad Saint - Patch.com - (3/16/17) - 2017 James Beard Awards: DC Restaurants Named as Finalists
• Bad Saint - Eater - (3/15/17) - Four D.C. Chefs Clinch James Beard Award Nominations
• Bad Saint - Washington Business Journal - (3/15/17) - Chef Amy Brandwein, Pineapple, and Pearls among James Beard Award finalists
• Bad Saint - WTOP - (3/15/17) - DC chefs land on list of nominees for 2017 James Beard Awards
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian  - (2/17/17) - Bon Appetit's Editor: "If You Love Food in America...That's Because of Immigrants"
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - The Washington Post  - (2/16/17) - These Washington restaurants are closed for the 'Day Without Immigrants' protest
• Arepa Zone - The Washington Post  - (2/16/17) - These Washington restaurants are closed for the 'Day Without Immigrants' protest
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post  - (2/16/17) - These Washington restaurants are closed for the 'Day Without Immigrants' protest
• Bad Saint - DCist - (2/16/17) - Meet D.C.'s James Beard Award Semifinalists
• Sweetgreen - The Washington Post  - (2/16/17) - These Washington restaurants are closed for the 'Day Without Immigrants' protest
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - DCist - (2/15/17) - These Restaurants Will Be Closed Thursday For 'A Day Without Immigrants'
• Bad Saint - Patch.com - (2/15/17) - 2017 James Beard Awards: DC Restaurants, Chefs Get Lots of Nominations 
• Bad Saint - WJLA - (2/15/17) - D.C. restaurant nominated for 2017 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (2/15/17) - Washington chefs and restaurants earn nods as James Beard Award semifinalists
• Bad Saint - Washington City Paper - (2/15/17) - D.C. Area Nets 21 James Beard Semifinalists
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (2/15/17) - 100 Very Best Restaurants 2017: Bad Saint
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (2/15/17) - Here Are the DC Semifinalists for the 2017 James Beard Awards
• Sweetgreen - DCist - (2/15/17) - These Restaurants Will Be Closed Thursday For 'A Day Without Immigrants'
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian  - (2/13/17) - Bad Saint Is on the Cover of Bon Appetit Magazine
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian  - (1/3/17) - Has DC Already Reached Peak Restaurant?
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - Washingtonian - (12/30/16) - The Best, Worst, and Weirdest of DC Dining in 2016
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - DCist - (12/29/16) - D.C.'s Best New Bars Of 2016
• Anxo Cidery & Pintxos Bar - Washington City Paper - (12/21/16) - The Best and Worst of D.C. Restaurants in 2016
• Bad Saint - Washington City Paper - (12/21/16) - The Best and Worst of D.C. Restaurants in 2016
• Sweetgreen - Washington City Paper - (12/21/16) - The Best and Worst of D.C. Restaurants in 2016
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (10/20/16) - Best of D.C. 2016: Your favorite restaurants and places top eat in Washington 
• Taqueria Habanero - The Washington Post - (10/20/16) - Best of D.C. 2016: Your favorite restaurants and places top eat in Washington 
• Bad Saint - THRILLIST - (10/18/16) - DC'S 12 BEST NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EATING, RANKED
• El Tamarindo - THRILLIST - (10/11/16) - The Best Authentic Latin Restaurants in DC
• Taqueria Habanero - THRILLIST - (10/11/16) - The Best Authentic Latin Restaurants in DC
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (10/6/16) - Michelin annonces its first D.C. honors: the Bib Gourmand list of affordable restaurants 
• Maracas Ice Pops - The Hoya - (09/23/16) - Maracas Shakes Up GU Desserts
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (8/16/16) - Bad Saint Is Bon Appetit's #2 New Restaurant in America
• Bad Saint - Bon Appetit - (8/16/16) - America's Best New Restaurants 2016 - The Hot 10
• Sweetgreen - The Washington Post - (8/15/16) - Why so many fast-casual chains get started in Washington
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (8/10/16) - Bon Appetit names Washington its 2016 restaurant city of the year
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (8/10/16) - Washington DC Named "Restaurant City of the Year" by Bon Appetit
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (8/10/16) - Neighborhood Guide: Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights
• Taqueria Habanero - Washingtonian - (8/10/16) - Neighborhood Guide: Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights
• Bad Saint - Bon Appetit Magazine - America's Best New Restaurants 2016 
• Bad Saint - Washington City Paper - (8/2/16) - D.C. Lands as Many Best New Restaurants Nods as San Francisco
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (7/29/16) - This is the best time to get into D.C.'s dining hot spots
• Sweetgreen - Borderstan - (7/27/16) - Sweetgreen Looks to Move Into 'Goldern Triangle' Location
• Sweetgreen - The Washington Post - (7/14/16) - Sweetgreen updates its app to allow customers to skip wait, order online
• Rito Loco - Fairfax County Times - (7/14/16) - Making noise for nonprofits
• Sweetgreen - Washingtonian - (7/9/16) - We Asked Readers Where Their Favorite Places to Eat, Shop, and Go Are Around DC. Here Are the Results.
• Arepa Zone - Washingtonian - (7/9/16) - We Asked Readers Where Their Favorite Places to Eat, Shop, and Go Are Around DC. Here Are the Results.
• El Tamarindo - DCist - (6/22/16) - Thousands Of Pupusas Are Being Prepared For A Festival This Weekend
• Taqueria Habanero - Brightest Young Things - (6/21/16) - The Ultimate Northwest D.C. Taco Crawl
• El Tamarindo - Saveur - (6/15/16) - Follow D.C.'s Pupusa Trail To Cheesy Griddled Happiness
• Bad Saint - The Washington Post - (6/9/16) - The 40 most essential D.C. restaurant dishes of 2016
• Brown Rice - BisNow - (6/3/16) - Incubartors, Brewpubs And More Are Transforming Baltimore's Retail, Restaurant Landscape
• Brown Rice - Baltimore Business Journal - (5/25/16) - Brown Rice owner bringing Korean barbecue to R. House
• Sweetgreen - Eater Washington DC - (5/24/16) - Sweetgreen Nixes Bacon, Plus More Intel
• Arepa Zone - Eater Washington DC - (4/28/16) - Indulge With These 13 Fast-Casual Calorie Bombs
• Danny Lee (Mandu) - Washington Business Journal -(4/21/2016) - Meet our 40 Under 40 business leaders in Washington
• Arepa Zone - We are mitu - (4/5/16) - Latinos Don't Do Basic Snacks: Arepas
• Sweetgreen - Eater Chicago - (3/8/16) - D.C.-based Salad Chain, Sweetgreen, Heading to Chicago
• Sweetgreen - Washington Business Journal - (1/6/16) - Homegrown salad chain sweetgreen moving headquarters out of D.C.
• Bad Saint - Washingtonian - (12/19/15) - Restaurant Review: Bad Saint
• Rito Loco - Washington City Paper - (12/7/15) - Are You Gonna Eat That? Rito Loco's S'Mores Burrito
• Rito Loco - The Washington Post - (9/3/15) - Rito Loco's new breakfast pupusas are worth waking up for
• Arepa Zone - WTOP - (8/31/15) - Arepas may be D.C.'s next food craze
• Arepa Zone - Eater Washington DC - (8/28/15) - Arepa Zone, Jamaican Me Crazy, SKWR Opening
• Arepa Zone - The Washington Post - (8/20/15) - Arepas are taking over D.C. with griddled, stuffed goodness
• Arepa Zone - DCist - (7/15/16) - [Photos] Arepa Zone and Bao Bar Win Big at Launch Pad 
• Arepa Zone - Eater Washington DC - (7/14/15) - Arepa Zone, Bonfire, Le Jambe, ANother Nando's, More Coming
• Arepa Zone - Washingtonian - (7/13/15) - Arepa Zone Wins a Space for Venezuelan Fare at Union Market
• Sweetgreen - ARL Now - (7/8/16) - Claredon Sweetgreen Opens With Charity Event 
• Rito Loco - Eater Washington DC - (6/26/15) - Opening Report: Fig & Olive, Heat Da Spot, Rito Loco Opening
• Rito Loco - Eater Washington DC - (6/19/15) - Inside Rito Loco's Brick and Mortar Restaurant, Opening Soon in Shaw
• Rito Loco - Washington City Paper - (6/10/15) - Rito Loco's New Shaw Location Will Be Open 24 Hours on Weekends
• Brown Rice - Baltimore Style - Just Enough
• Brown Rice - The Baltimore Sun - (4/30/15) - Brown Rice near Charles Village does Korean fast casual right
• Rito Loco - Eater Washington DC - (3/18/15) - Rito Loco Will Go Brick and Mortar in May, with Hopes to Grow from There
• Brown Rice - City Paper - (2/24/15) - Brown Rice offers Korean-American fusion that won't leave you with dining fatigue
• El Tamarindo - Eater Washington DC - (12/17/14) - After 32 Years, People Still Love El Tamarindo's Pupusas
• Arepa Zone - The Washington Post - (5/15/14) - The Sifrina from Arepa Zone is worth a good look

Homeownership

• Angel Thompson - Washingtonian - (1/17/2019) - This Is Me: How I Bought a House in Shaw on a $250,000 Budget
• Iluminada Sanchez - Selling DC - (7/8/16) - Bipeds of Brookland: Iluminada Sanchez

Affordable Housing

• 220 Hamilton St. NW - WAMU 88.5 - (3/15/17) - Temen que sean desalojados de sus viviendas
  
• 220 Hamilton St. NW - WAMU 88.5 - (3/15/17) - Residents Of One D.C. Building Survived A Slumlord. Now They Fear They'll Lose Their Homes.
• 812 Jefferson St. NW - LISC DC - (10/01/16) - PRESERVATION WORKS 
• 812 Jefferson St. NW - The AFRO-American Newspapers - (09/28/16) - D.C. Residents Take Control of Rental Housing By Buying Building
• 812 Jefferson St. NW - Washington City Paper - (9/23/16) - D.C. Kicks Off $13 Million Affordable Housing Renovation in Ward 4
• 5509 9th St. NW - Washington City Paper - (7/7/16) - For Tenants Evicted From a Condemned Building in Ward 4, It's a Long Wait in Limbo
• 1451 Sheridan St. NW - Washington City Paper - (5/4/16) - After 10 Years of Asking His Landlord to Fix a Leak, This Man's Ceiling Collapsed
• 5509 9th St. NW - Washington City Paper - (5/4/16) - After 10 Years of Asking His Landlord to Fix a Leak, This Man's Ceiling Collapsed
  
• 1451 Sheridan St. NW - Washington City Paper - (4/29/16) - At What Price?
• 5509 9th St. NW - Washington City Paper - (3/17/16) - Bleak House: Tenants Removed From Uninhabitable Building Face Limited Services, Homelessness 
• 5509 9th St. NW - Washington City Paper - (3/10/16) - Forced Exit Looms for Tenants in Condemned Building 
• Virginia McLaurin - Newsone - (3/4/16) - A Little Positivity: 106-Year-Old Who Danced With Obama Receives Donations, Support From Community
• Virginia McLaurin - The Washington Post - (3/1/16) - Hundreds asked how to help 106-year-old who danced with the Obamas. Now they can.