“Places of Purpose”
“Busboys is a stellar example of a business invested in building it’s surrounding community…”
The Ward 8 World’s Greatest Sweet Potato Pie Contest
The Ward 8 World’s Greatest Sweet Potato Pie Contest at Busboys and Poets Anacostia encourages Ward 8 residents to share their amazing baking skills and tasty treats with the community and Busboys and Poets tribe. Each entrant will receive a $50 Busboys and Poets Giftcard 10 Semi-finalists will receive a $100 Cash Prize 5 Finalists will receive a $250 Cash Prize The grand prize winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and … Continued
Changing Communities, One Bookstore/Performance Space/Restaurant at a Time / Small Business Forum
Our founder/CEO Andy Shallal in conversation with The Atlantic magazine at AtlanticLive.
“Meet the People Who Gave Birth to Hipsterism—Hint: They Aren’t White Kids from Williamsburg”
An excerpt adapted from Rebecca Walker’s book, “Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness”