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INS & OUTS

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

IN: ALKOVA, YOGA COWORKING

Alkova opened at 1510 Wisconsin Ave. NW and offers yoga in a co-working setting — “We’ve created a place where you can peacefully work, practice yoga, or both. This space, like an alcove in a city, is a respite from the disconnection present in the outside world.”

The vegan. kosher and halal menu includes shawarma, sausage, falafel, crab sandwich, za’atar cauliflower and malabi.

IN: STREETS MARKET TO OPEN FRIDAY ON P ST.

Streets Market — a local chain of small grocery stores that operates in such neighborhoods as Adams Morgan, Cleveland Park, NOMA and West End — is set to open in the former 7-Eleven space at 2617 P St. NW. Word on the street has the opening set for Friday, April 14. Some fancy food items are already being delivered to the store. The owners welcome the neighbors and their suggestions.

IN: SCOTCH & SODA, NOT A DRINK

kids’ collections are the ultimate expressions of creative freedom. From eclectic statements to richly detailed essentials, we unite original design with clever functionality to bring you a modern, versatile wardrobe that lasts.” The company boasts 224 stores.

RETURNING: WINGO’S FIRST ROOST

Wingo’s chicken shack at 3207 O St. NW is finally flying back to its original coop after a fire shut it down in 2018.

IN: VILLA YARA, LEBANESE DELIGHT

Villa Yara opened in the former Le Pain Quotidien at 2815 M St. NW — “Yara’s food is made to be shared. We serve it in the Lebanese tradition of Mezza. Many plates to be enjoyed by all.” The restaurant seats up to 119, including a garden in the back. Early reviews are also enthusiastic.

OUT: INTERMIX … RIP

The Georgetown Intermix store at 3300 M St. NW closed suddenly on March 29, along with most other Intermix locations. The Georgetown woman’s fashion spot stood prominently at the corner of 33rd & M since 2012, after moving west from the Georgetown Park complex.

“Intermix saga continues,” Yahoo News wrote. “The multibrand retailer, which is now owned by private equity firm Regent LLP, has closed 17 of its stores, with five still operating. Sources claim Regent’s plan for Intermix is to file Chapter 11, renegotiate the leases, reopen some of the stores, then start up again immediately as a new company. … The five stores remaining open are 1003 Madison Avenue in New York; Palm Beach, Florida; Brickell City Centre in Miami; Scottsdale, Arizona, and Beverly Hills.”

CLOSED (AGAIN) TEMPORARILY: APPLE STORE

IN: SHOUK, SUSTAINABLE VEGAN

Shouk, a plant-based Israeli street food eatery, at 1426 Wisconsin Ave. NW opened March 24. Early reviews are enthusiastic.

The Scotch & Soda clothing store returned to Georgetown on March 31. Originally on M Street, the shop is now at 1214 Wisconsin Ave. NW, next to El Centro. Says the company: “Born in Amsterdam, our men, women and

Georgetown’s Apple store at 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW is once again closed temporarily for renovations. It was closed for a few weeks before Christmas for work in the basement and the back shop. The additional construction is expected to take more than a month.