Ellwood Thompson’s, the organic grocer who, over the last three years, was rumored to be coming to Columbia Heights, then signed a lease at DCUSA, then delayed its plans indefinitely, then started some construction work, then reportedly bailed on the space and pissed off Jim Graham, then claimed they were working with their landlord to “to make this happen” — has now admitted that they will not be opening a store in the retail complex along Irving Street NW.

UPDATE: Now the owner of Ellwood Thompson’s has refuted Graham, stating that the grocer is still working on plans to open at DCUSA.

There’s a few things happening in the world of organic grocery stores lately, with some good news for Petworth folks and not-so-good news for Columbia Heights residents. First the good: the Yes! Organic Market at 4100 Georgia Avenue NW officially opens today at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 10 a.m. As for the bad, over the past few weeks some passersby have reported construction work being done in the space that Ellwood Thompson’s organic supermarket is…

Photo courtesy The Heights Life In a press release and message posted to their company blog today, Richmond-based organic grocer Ellwood Thompson’s announced that their planned expansion to the DCUSA development in Columbia Heights is on hold, seemingly indefinitely.Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market announced today that they have delayed their plans for expansion to the Washington D.C.. Citing the slowing economy, the company will not open a store at the DCUSA project this fall as…

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…