![]() Girrard Ford rides a pint-sized pennyfarthing during the Anything Goes heat. Cargo bikes, tandems (Shaw and his daughter rode one), recumbents, unicycles, rented Capital Bikeshare bikes, and even Razr scooters rolled up to the start for a timed race you’ll find nowhere else, above or below ground. Federal Contractors team relay to the most anticipated event of the evening: an Anything Goes race. That final Wednesday of March offers everything from a fixed-gear race to the very “inside-the-Beltway” Federal Workers vs. The series caps off with a succession of increasingly wild races. RELATED: The 5 Best Ways to Watch a Race in PersonĮach evening is worth a spectator’s time, but it’s the series finale that’s an absolutely can’t-miss event. “At any sporting event, it’s fun to cheer for your team, but in this case you’re just cheering for everyone.” “It’s just fun to watch and cheer people on,” she explains. The diverse crowd and the overall vibe are what really bring her back every week. That’s part of the draw for Kristy Heidenberger of Washington, DC, who prefers to spectating to pinning on a race number. "She wished she had gone to all of them." Bruce Buckley ![]() It has previously signed leases with District Dogs, with locations in Shaw, Park View and Navy Yard and specialty coffee roaster RAKO Coffee, which roasts at a facility in Lorton and has a cafe in Courthouse.Īmazon continues to look for local businesses for its retail space and encourages those interested to contact its global real estate and facilities team.Kristy Heidenberger (left), a regular spectator at Wednesday Night Spins, brought her friend Anne (right) to the Anything Goes finale. We’re grateful for the community support and thrilled to bring that commitment to HQ2,” said South Block Vice President of Marketing Lindsey Parry.Īmazon’s sprawling Metropolitan Park, and PenPlace HQ2 additions will have at least 140,000 square feet of retail space. “We’re a small company that has had continued success because of the foundation we laid early on to give back to the community. My hope is that together, we can bring great jobs to the people living around HQ2,” Lee said.Īrlington juice shop South Block, named after its first location on the south side of a block in Clarendon, now has 11 locations in the D.C. “There is so much dignity in working and I’ve seen firsthand how having a job can help a person advance in life. Denise Lee, an immigrant from the Philippines, intends to add not only burgers, but rewarding jobs. Social Burger in Vienna, Virginia, will open an HQ2 outpost too. It is paying HQ2 employees to bike to work as well, with a monthly subsidy of up to $350. “We had been following the news around Amazon coming to Arlington and knew this would be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to serve one of our home communities,” said Conte’s co-owner Wayne Souza.Īrlington is a big biking community and Amazon has committed to more than 900 interior and exterior bike storage stalls across HQ2. (Courtesy Amazon)ĭavid Conte, who runs family-owned Conte’s Bike Shop, which opened its first bike store in Newport News, Virginia, back in 1957, is opening a Conte’s Bike Shop at HQ2. “I am honored to be part of this project highlighting women- and minority-owned local businesses.” David Conte, owner of Conte’s Bike Shop, will be opening a location at National Landing, where Amazon’s H2Q will be located. “We were thrilled when Amazon approached HUSTLE with the opportunity,” said HUSTLE co-founder Sunny Miller. Online fitness platform HUSTLE, which started during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, will open its first brick-and-mortar fitness studio at HQ2. The latest leases fulfill that pledge and will bring a fitness center, burgers, a juice bar and a bike shop to Metropolitan Park, the first phase of new construction for Amazon in Pentagon City. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.Īmazon has a lot of retail space to fill at its HQ2 campuses in National Landing and it has pledged to fill as much of it as possible with local businesses.
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