You can play mini-golf at the bar-cum-games hall H Street Country Club, grab a pastrami on rye and a Guinness at the kosher deli-cum-Irish pub Star and Shamrock, or take in a show at the burlesque-cum-punk rock venue Red Palace.

BBC: The new neighbourhoods of Washington DC

Two months ago, he spent an undisclosed but "very substantial" sum to bulldoze the 1, 000 square foot convenience store next to one of his stations and build a 4, 200 square foot grab-and-go food store with a coffee bar and three extra staffers.

FORBES: How Small Businesses Can Survive The Storm