Washington City Paper Glen’s Garden Market is Changing Hands, Becoming Dawson’s Market You’ll still recognize the employees because Glen s founder Danielle Vogel protected their jobs as a part of the acquisition deal.
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Glen s Garden Market will close in Dupont. Photograph by Scott Suchman
Glen’s Garden Market, one of DC’s best and most dedicated locavore groceries is closing in Dupont Circle this summer.
Washington City Paper reports that owner Danielle Vogel is in the process of transferring the market to Bart Yablonsky, owner of another independent, locally minded grocery, Dawson’s Market, in Rockville Town Square. The S Street space will become a second branch of Dawson’s after the acquisition in June.
“I sold Glen’s to a long-time independent, specialty grocer with one other store in the area, who sees the world the way I do,” Vogel says via email. Yablonsky, a Baltimore native, has a long history in the industry including heading a Whole Foods in Georgia and serving as Dawson’s general manager before acquiring the shop in 2018. “He prioritizes the environment, community and local sourcing in his business decisions…And, most importantly, he’ll keep my entire team empl