We're a few days late on this one, but NBC Washington reports that the long-awaited Yes! Organic Market on the first level of the Flats at Union Row at 14th and V Streets NW opened on November 17. We stopped by last night to grab some grub, and although the prices seem to be just as high as the nearby Whole Foods, the selection of some vegetarian and organic products seems to be better, and......

The Fairfax Times reports that Chevy Chase Bank will be closing all 54 of its D.C.-area branches that are located inside Giant Food stores starting this August. The bank said that its customers have expressed a preference for the bank's more traditional neighborhood branches over the ones located inside Giants. That statement would have us believe that Chevy Chase Bank customers prefer branches that aren't open on the weekends -- many of the Giant-based branches......

We can hardly believe it ourselves, but the Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan celebrated its grand opening this morning. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the store, only about five years in the making, took place at a little after 10:30 a.m., with Mayor Adrian Fenty, Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham, and countless Harris Teeter officials on hand to deliver run of the mill remarks and welcome to the store to the neighborhood.......