Shaw Main Streets is creating a sustainable, self-sufficient business district where residents and visitors can find everything within this vibrant, walkable community.

What's Happening in Shaw

• Get Your Tickets Today for Spotlight on Shaw, Shaw Main Streets' 2015 Gala, April 29, 2015!
  2015 edition of annual fundraising event features food and beverages from Shaw's celebrated chefs and mixologists, and the music that made the Howard Theatre famous.
• Vote for 2014’s Best New Shaw Business!
  Show your appreciation to your favorite new Shaw business: Vote in Shaw Main Streets’ tenth annual Best New Shaw Business of the Year contest! The businesses that receive the most votes will be recognized as the three Best New Shaw Businesses of 2014 at the Shaw Main Streets Annual Meeting on March 24, 2015 at 7:00 PM at Long View Gallery, 1234 9th Street, NW.
• Shaw Arts, Crafts and Fashion Market Expands Hours to Three Days per Week!
  After a successful December Holiday season, the Shaw Arts, Crafts and Fashion Market at 651 Florida Avenue, NW (entrance at the northeast corner of Georgia and Florida Avenues, NW), will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting January 16, 2015. Admission is free.
• New Beau Thai Shaw Opens 12/26/14, 11:00 AM!
  New, larger space for award-winning Thai restaurant, with large bar and expanded food and cocktail menus, opens at 7th & P Streets, NW.
• Shaw Ribbon Cutting Spree with Mayor Gray, 12/29/14!
  Join Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Councilmember Vincent Orange, Councilmember-Elect Elissa Silverman, and others for 17 ribbon cuttings in 2.5 hours!

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