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Busboys and Poets to open in Takoma, considers Brookland

Busboys and Poets will bring its quirky combination of coffeehouse, restaurant and neighborhood gathering place to D.C.’s Takoma neighborhood in 2014 and could open a location in Northeast D.C. even sooner.

The restaurant leased 6,500 square feet in Takoma Central, a mixed-use building at Carroll and Maple streets NW that broke ground in December, according to project partners Federal Capital Partners and Level 2 Development.

The Takoma space will be Busboys’ fifth location.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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