New Retail Transforms Once Devastated D.C. Neighborhood

Retail development is breathing new life into D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. It has re-emerged as one of the District’s most desirable destinations — especially for small retailers and the city’s creative class. The neighborhood, which was once the epicenter of African-American culture during the Harlem Renaissance and later devastated by the city’s 1968 riots, is re-emerging as one of the District’s most desirable destinations — especially for small retailers and the city’s creative class. Read more at WTOP.