This may not be the only grocery store in Georgetown, but for many residents of the artsy-industrial enclave, it's the one they've always dreamed of. 

Packed into the tiny space on the corner of Corson and Warsaw streets is a little bit of just about everything. The onion you need for cooking. The six-pack of Scuttlebutt or bottle of reasonably priced Washington chardonnay. The carton of organic vegetable broth you thought you had in the pantry, a can of food for Spot and the pint of Ben & Jerry's you will most definitely perish without. And their number-one best seller, of course: toilet paper.

Owners LaDele Sines and Allan Phillips have stocked their two-week-old store with a mix of health-conscious items like organic milk and gluten-free crackers, and fancier snacks, such as artisan salami, Mama Lil's Hot Peppers, olive oil crisp breads and chilled champagne. One look at the cheese case, and you know what food group the husband-wife team feels is most important.

For good measure, there's also a healthy dose of old-timey Americana on the shelves: Spam, Campbell's Soup, Cracker Jacks and Jolly Time popcorn -- a nod to the building's rich history dating back to Georgetown's early days.

If you get her going, you'll pick up a few good stories from Sines as well. This is, after all, a founding member of Georgetown's historical society you're talking to. From its days as a roadhouse in the early 1900s to the former brothel upstairs where Sines and Phillips now live, there is far more to this little store than just groceries. 

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