Safeway in Northeast DC set to close

A Safeway grocery store in Northeast D.C. is set to close in two months. The Hechinger Mall Safeway at 601 Maryland Ave. NE is expected to close by May 16, according to a spokesperson for Albertsons, Safeway's parent company. The Safeway closure follows the closure of the shopping center's Dollar Store earlier this year. Other grocery stores that remain the area near Safeway are an Aldi at 901 17th St NE and a Whole Foods and Giant supermarket along the H Street corridor. The H Street corridor will soon lose DC Streetcar service on March 31. The DC Streetcar, launched in 2016, was part of H Street's revitalization. The D20 Metrobus route will continue to serve the area.