The Central District Says Goodbye to Flowers Just 4 U and Other Black-Owned Businesses

And further north on Capitol Hill, on Jan. 2, chef-owner Makini Howell announced the permanent closure of Plum Bistro and Plum Chopped, two much-beloved vegan restaurants, as she starts the “exciting launch of our next chapter.” Howell plans to launch Makini’s, a “tofu company offering an equitable, thoughtful and great-tasting plant protein that’s all spiced up and ready to go into whatever you’re making — wraps, stir-fry, sandwiches, salads or soups.” That’s in addition to her tofu-making factory located down in Georgetown.