D.C. developer, businessman and philanthropist Calvin Cafritz, the eldest son of real estate icon Morris Cafritz and his wife Gwendolyn, died Thursday at Sibley Memorial Hospital. He was 91.
Eight Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (May 5, 2021) The hospitality industry in Hawaii is seeing a return to life, reports the Wall Street Journal. Jamie Dimon expects to see people largely back in the office by early fall, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
U.S. Travelers Say ‘Aloha’ Again, Bringing Relief to Hawaiian Hotels “ Hawaii’s hospitality industry is slowly returning to life, belatedly joining the mainland’s rebound as the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and fewer travel restrictions are helping to fill the state’s restaurants and hotel beds. Waikiki Beach is crowded with surfers. Farther north, families with toddlers are playing on the shoreline at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Long lines form outside nearby restaurants and shaved-ice stores.” (
A Vending Machine in Shirlington Sells Pasta From One of D.C.’s Best Italian Restaurants
Plus, Dolcezza’s gelato shop in Dupont makes a surprise comeback
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Stellina Pizzeria isn’t ready to open an incoming Northern Virginia location yet, but the acclaimed Italian counter in Union Market district has started servicing its new Shirlington neighborhood with a chic pasta vending machine. A refrigerated food dispenser parked at 2800 S. Randolph Street in Arlington offers family-size pasta kits ($30) to make cacio e pepe and lamb ragu at home, along with jars of its sauces, fresh noodles, DIY cannoli, tiramisu, Stellina T-shirts and swag, and more. “In Italy, but Europe generally, vending machines are already much more popular than here,” co-owner Antonio Matarazzo tells