Comments on: Wayne Avenue pharmacy, coffee shop to expand

By: Thayer Ave., too

Thayer Ave., too — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:06:16 +0000

I hope with the larger storefront they are able to stock a wider variety of items. I was excited to see a pharmacy in the neighborhood, but the few times I went in they didn’t have what I needed.

By: LuvMyHood

LuvMyHood — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:35:46 +0000

The “Upscale” name surprised me, are they trying to be funny? An indie pharmacy is a precious thing, so happy to see they are doing well!

By: Seth

Seth — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:32:32 +0000

I live in the Crescent and the upscale pharmacy pharmacists are the best! They helped me get a prescription when I was in California this summer, they solved a problem another time one was expired.

If you need to fill your prescription go there, they are so nice and easy to work with.

By: Shell

Shell — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:46:12 +0000

The “whole foods” lot is not monitored by, run by or owned by whole foods and is shared by the other storefronts in that area (strosniders, hollywood video, dry cleaners, etc).

It is owned by The Peterson Companies and they are responsible for being the towing enforcers.

Editor’s note: This person’s screen name has been modified. — JD (Jan 14, 2009)

By: Mortis Olaf

Mortis Olaf — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:44:49 +0000

To be honest, I don’t think I’ve heard a positive thing said about the non-chain places in a while, but I’ve seen a lot of love towards the chains. It’s like a bizarro Silver Spring.

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:03:21 +0000

Yeah, Frac Prune is going to have to depend on people walking to-from Metro and (probably their main target) the after-movie crowd. It’s just impractial for a car stop, whether you flaunt the Whole Foods lot rule or circle around in the deck out back. But that’s the whole point of urban retail — reel in as many people as you can who are on foot doing multiple things.

By: Jerry A. McCoy

Jerry A. McCoy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:41:50 +0000

The lot behind Whole Foods may be the “easiest” to the new Fractured Prune location but if anyone parks there and then crosses Fenton (thus leaving the Whole Food premises), they’ll toe ya!

By: woodsider

woodsider — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:47:47 +0000

Yeah, I was hoping for a Krispy Kreme, too. I wish the Fractured Prune well because they are in a loation that has been exceptionally hard to lease. Donut shops seem to rely partially on customers who park nearby and run in for a quick dozen to go. The easiest surface lot is behind Whole Foods and we know how hard that one is to park in.

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:53:22 +0000

Good for Crescent Cafe. VERY nice people and a good wi-fi spot. I must admit, I was worried about the viability of both shops when they opened, given the relative lack of foot traffic on that stretch of Wayne (and with only a garage directly across the street). But they seem to have built a constituency.

Wish Fractured Prune was actually going to be a Krispy Kreme (yum) but glad to see somebody else willing to invest in SS during tough times.