Good news for the District’s climbers, campers and cyclists: REI, the specialty outdoors retailer, is opening a sprawling store in NoMa. The 51,000-square-foot location will open inside Washington Coliseum in late 2016. It will be the company’s fifth flagship store and its first in the District. “When I first sett my eyes on the Uline

We are excited to announce that we will open our fifth REI flagship store in late 2016 in the historic Uline Arena – the site used by President Eisenhower for his inaugural ball and the Beatles for their first concert in the U.S. This is a big deal! Washington, D.C. is a fast growing outdoor

It’s official: REI will open at Uline Arena in late 2016. The outdoor retailing giant announced the news, which UrbanTurf first reported in December, at Union Market on Wednesday night. The new REI will become one of five flagship stores across the country and is the first REI within the District. The Uline project from

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Today, lovers of the outdoors learned that the country’s largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer,REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), will open its fifth flagship store in late 2016 at the site chosen by President Eisenhower for his inaugural ball and by the Beatles for their first concert in the

“The Lobby Project 1200 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Tuesday, January 27 2015 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM TOMORROW: Don’t miss Nerds in NoMa! Speakers from Prince of Petworth and WAMU will delve into what it’s like to report on all things DC. Free, but RSVP here.” Nerd in NoMa Tues. Night

You can talk tomorrow night with a few of the reporters who cover the District. A free talk hosted by the NoMa Business Improvement District will bring together people who “chronicle all things D.C.” Invitees include PoPville editor Dan Silverman, WAMU “Metro Connection” reporter and host Rebecca Sheir, and moderator Anne Phelps, legislative director for

Update: In an email to journalists Wednesday, REI confirmed its plans to open a flagship store in NoMa. UrbanTurf will publish more details of the proposal when we hear them next week. We originally reported this news in December. See our full article below. Published on December 3, 2014: REI will be the ground-floor tenant

A deal to bring camping and outdoors outfitter REI to the NoMa neighborhood of Northeast D.C. appears to have firmed up. We reported in December REI was looking closely at a space in the Uline Arena development in Northeast D.C., though property owner Douglas Development said at the time that a lease with REI had

Back in December we heard that an REI Flagship Store could be coming to the renovated Uline Arena in NoMa. At that time REI said they were excited about DC but they had “not finalized the decision”. Well, I’m happy to report the decision has been finalized for an REI!!! I got an email from