Tis’ the season to shop local and support your favorite #smallbusiness this holiday season! 🛍️ 🎊 With #BlackFriday and #SmallBusinessSaturday quickly approaching, we want to encourage you to #shoplocal with a DC business this weekend and join our #ibuydc challenge! 🎁🙌🏽

Art All Night - where art, flavor, & funk collide! The event celebrates talented artists bringing to you culinary & visual treats along Bladensburg Road Main Street & RIA Main Street. Get to know local businesses, vendors, artists, chefs, musicians, singers & more! dcsquared.org/aan

Visit Santa's Mailbox at ARTECHOUSE for the rest of the year. You can personalize a card with well-wishes, drop it in our mailbox & your message will be delivered to a DC resident. Don't forget to use our code “Market20” at checkout. Visit Procrastinatorsmarket.com for more info!

We're excited to shout out Global Print Master, a beneficiary of our Small Business Assistance Grant Program, funded by DSLBD Hailing from Nigeria, Genius Ndukuba, is the owner of Global Print Master - the 'neighborhood print shop' in Northeast DC. #WashingtonDC

Aquarians, mark your calendars for a birthday bash on Saturday, January 27th! DC Brau Brewing is celebrating all things Aquarius with a stellar lineup of musicians and good vibes. Get ready to toast to a birthday bash you won't forget! #WashingtonDC DC Squared

Unleash your voice (and appetite) at Microphone's Open, hosted by Provost on RIA Main Street in #WashingtonDC! Whether you're a writer weaving words, a musician serenading souls, or simply a lover of stories, this is your haven. Soak up the DC vibes. provostdc.com

Save the date for Art All Night on Rhode Island Avenue Main Street: September 27th, 2024. Musical artists, performing artists, visual artists, and art vendors are all encouraged to apply by September 1. foria.wufoo.com/forms/art-all-… #ArtAllNight #PerformingArts #MusicalArtists

"🎉🎉🎉Congratulations Bandura Design! 🎉🎉🎉 Recently, they received a storefront improvement grant from DC Squared! ✨ Learn more about our grant program: ow.ly/T5ko50Telmv #FemaleOwned #RhodeIslandAvenue #SmallBusiness #StorefrontImprovement #GrantProgram

📣Mark your calendar for the LAST EDGEWOOD MARKET of the season! 📣 📅September 7 ⏰10am-2pm #FreshProduce #HandmadeGoods #EdgewoodMarket #LocalMarket #SupportLocal #DCEvents #ShopLocal

The season of thoughtful giving is here. 💛 This December, DC² launches It’s a Wonderful Ward across Ward 5. ❄️ Sat, Dec 6: Winter Festival w/ U.S. National Arboretum 🎁 Sat, Dec 20: #PHM at Kraken Workshops, markets, swaps & more all month. Details 👉 procrastinatorsmarket.com

There’s still time to apply! 🎁 DC²’s Procrastinator’s Holiday Market returns on Dec 20 at Kraken. Join Ward 5’s month of thoughtful giving with It’s a Wonderful Ward and share your craft with holiday shoppers. Apply 👉 procrastinatorsmarket.com