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Barnes & Noble to return to Georgetown in June in a familiar spot

By Jeff Clabaugh
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The future site of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Georgetown. (Courtesy Google Street View)

Barnes & Noble will open its new Georgetown location in D.C. on June 19 in the exact same building where it closed in 2011.

Barnes & Noble will occupy three floors at 3040 M St., NW, a building taken over by a huge Nike store after the bookstore closed.

The Nike store closed last year.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to return to Georgetown,” Barnes & Noble senior director of store planning and design told WTOP in an email. “The new Barnes & Noble will showcase the highly lauded bookstore design seen in the most recent store openings, housing the best books, toys, games and gifts that customers have come to expect from the nation’s premier bookseller.”

The company declined to disclose the length and terms of the lease.

The 49,000-square-foot building is owned by Cara Real Estate and Lincoln Property. The building was constructed in 1929, and was home to Ford’s first auto dealership in the D.C. area. Barnes & Noble has leased the majority of the space.

Barnes & Noble is in growth mode. The company opened 30 new locations last year, and plans to open more than 50 stores this year.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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