By Edwin Washington*

The Parks Main Street (TPMS) is proud to share that your very own local small business Riggs Liquor is a nominee for the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) Small Business Retailer of The Year!

Riggs Liquor, located at 5581 South Dakota Avenue NE (across from Walmart), has been serving Riggs Park and the surrounding communities since 2002.

Owner John Yoo is excited to serve you and our community with a fine selection of quality beers, wines and spirits.

John offers a variety of wine, beer and spirit tastings. John has consistently been a friend to our community by:

• Providing turkeys and other food fixings for the 2019 Homeless Thanksgiving Dinner held by Culture Coffee Too
• Being supportive of local artists through the Riggs Park Art Crawl
• Working side-by-side with DSLBD and TPMS to recognize the historic Riggs Park community with the mural proudly proclaiming “We Are RIGGS PARK”

Take a moment to vote for Riggs Liquor. Click the VOTE NOW link.  Tell your family, neighbors and friends to vote. Last day to vote is Friday March 6, 2020.

*Edwin Washington is the executive director of The Parks Main Street, a program of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement.