More than 70 small restaurants, coffee shops, entertainment hubs and fitness studios in the city have permanently closed since March, with around 20 closures in July alone, according to a Washington Post analysis of data provided by 11 nonprofit Business Improvement Districts. And that number is likely only a fraction of D.C.’s total small business closures, which have gone largely untracked by local and national groups.
Neighborhoods dependent on office workers or those that lacked resources before the pandemic have been particularly hard-hit, according to local officials and The Post’s analysis.
Those who are still in business have found themselves increasingly dependent on piecemeal agreements with landlords, innovative business strategies and, often, deep personal sacrifices from owners and employees to make ends meet.
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