Author: Barred in DC
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Patty Boom Boom Goes Bye Bye – Closing After Saturday, February 21st
Patty Boom Boom, the Jamaican-inspired dance hall on U Street, will close its doors after Saturday, February 21st. The bar announced the news on its Facebook account today. The spot from the Hilton brothers opened on New Year’s Day 2010 and was notable for DJs, rum drinks, and delicious patties (the Guava Goat version was great). The…
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UVa v. Duke – Watch Parties in DC – Saturday January 31
As a UVa alum, Barred in DC has been quite excited about the success about the basketball team last year (ACC champions and #1 seed) and this (undefeated, #2 in country). Today, Saturday, January 31st, UVa hosts one of its biggest home games in recent memory, against the universally-hated Duke and Coach 1K. The game…
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Favorite Happy Hours of PoPville Readers
Last April, Barred in DC compiled the favorite bars of PoPville readers. We’re back again for this meta-post listing the PoPville commentariat’s favorite happy hours. We’ve included details of all the happy hours that received multiple votes. Shockingly, this list definitely skews Petworth and Dupont. Biggest surprises to me – Thai Chef in Dupont and Mothership…
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Barred in DC and Wiz Happy Hour Bar-sketball Crawl – Sat. Jan 17th
Join Barred in DC and the popular Wiz Happy Hour on the evening of Saturday, January 17th for the Chinatown Bar-sketball Crawl. This bar crawl will span 4 different bars, one during each quarter of that night’s Washington Wizards @ Brooklyn Nets NBA game. At each stop along the way we will be playing a bar…
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Where to Ring in 2015 in DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide
[THIS POST IS ABOUT PARTIES LAST YEAR. FOR PARTIES FOR December 31, 2015, click here] New Year’s Eve (is it 2014 or 2015-I never know) is just around the corner. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list (which will be updated daily until 12/31) of celebrations at DC bars on December 31, 2014 below (nearly…
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Murphy’s of DC in Woodley Park Closes Sunday after 28 Years
Murphy’s of DC, the Irish pub in Woodley Park, will close its doors Sunday night after 28 years. The bar confirmed this afternoon that it has lost its lease; this news was first reported earlier this morning by the (recently closed) Duffy’s Irish Pub (in a now-deleted tweet) and then confirmed by PoPville. Murphy’s, which has been…
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Street Push-Up Contest Costly to Adams Morgan Establishment
Napoleon Bistro & Lounge, the French restaurant/hotspot on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, recently had its liquor license renewed, but with a huge catch-it is only permitted to accommodate 145 folks in the whole spot (274 is the legal occupancy)-including 55 in its popular basement Metropolitan champagne bar-and is not allowed to have a dance floor or…
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No Liquor License for Saloon 45 / Swann Dive in Dupont
In a rare move, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board last Tuesday flat-out denied a tavern liquor license to Saloon 45 (which was seeking a name change to Swann Dive) in north Dupont Circle, as first reported by PoPville. The tiny low-key ground floor bar (840 square feet interior space, with room for 32 folks inside…
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The Cheapest Place to Drink Draft Craft Beer in DC is … a Whole Foods?
The headline says it all. In DC, the going rate for a craft beer on draft at a bar is usually $7 (often $8 or more). And more often than not, these beers are poured in smaller 10 or 12 oz. snifter or tulip glasses. However, at the ground floor coffee/beer bar at Whole Foods…
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DC’s Dallas Cowboys Watch Spot – Parlay – Soft Opens on M Street in Dupont
Dallas Cowboys fans again have a place of their own to watch games in DC. As first reported by PoPville, Parlay Sports Lounge (the website calls it Parlay Gastropub) soft opened recently in the recently shuttered Malaysia Kopitiam space in lower Dupont/Midtown next to Sign of the Whale on M Street NW. Barred in DC has…
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