The Columbia Heights News forum is buzzing today with the rumor that Ellwood Thompson’s, an organic supermarket based in Richmond, has finally signed a deal for a location in the DCUSA shopping center at 14th and Irving Streets NW in Columbia Heights. The store has been in talks for many months about the location.

Not so fast, however. When asked today via email if a deal had been signed, Ellwood Thompson’s CEO Ryan Youngman told us via email that it was “getting close,” but not yet official.

The original comment at Columbia Heights News was from a poster named Melissa, who said a source close to DCUSA told her the deal was signed for an Irving Street spot, it could take at least 6 to 9 months before they open, and they were doing some more build-out like installing an elevator to the parking garage. The full quote is on the Columbia Heights News forum and the New Columbia Heights blog. Calls we made to DCUSA, their leasing and development firms, and the Columbia Heights Development Corporation have not yet been returned.

Ellwood Thompson’s has a single location in Richmond, and their angle is to sell items from local farmers and suppliers, organic produce and meat, and products without additives like high-fructose corn syrup.

Another organic grocer is looking to move to the area as well, with a Yes! Organic Market opening at some point soon at 14th and V Streets NW.

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