Author: Barred in DC
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Commemorate Ten Years of Barred in DC at All Souls Bar on Saturday March 4th – 2-5p
Barred in DC, which launched on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at https://barredindc.wordpress.com/ and Twitter, is marking a decade of operation at Barred in DC’s favorite DC bar – All Souls Bar – on Saturday, March 4th, from 2-5p. Twitter polls were used to pick the day, the time, and general neighborhood location. All Souls (which…
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How to Hack the Washingtonian’s Top 25 Restaurants
Washingtonian’s Top 100 Restaurants issue just came out for the first time since right before the pandemic, 3 years ago. Without these (I used to do a massive spreadsheet to track those restaurants that made it and other spots, with tips on best ways to save money), Barred in DC may not have existed. I…
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Casta’s Rum Bar Resolves Unusual Liquor License Dispute With Earlier Closing Time and Fewer DJ Nights
Photo of patio by author from January 2022 West End restaurant/bar/hot spot Casta’s Rum Bar recently resolved the protest of the renewal of its ABRA liquor license, reaching an agreement with protestants (neighboring condo and apartment buildings’ owners/management). Under the terms of the agreement, the bar must close indoors by 12:30a each night (except during…
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An Real-Life H Street Speakeasy Shut Down by DC
On Wednesday (12/7), the DC ABC Board ordered a bar operating in a former barbershop space at 705 H St. NE to cease and desist operating as a bar. The bar, Christopher’s Lounge, does not have a liquor license (nor the correct regulatory licensing), and you can’t do that. ABRA investigators were not apparently tipped…
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Most Popular and Most Eaten Thanksgiving Dishes – According to Barred in DC readers
Results Most Typically Eaten Best Overall % of those who say this is their favorite T-giving food (% out of those who eat them in italics)
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UPDATE – ANC 1B Officially Censures Commissioner, But Rescinded in March 2023
UPDATE-this was rescinded in March 2024 following an DC AG opinion saying ANC exceeded its authority https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/ANC-1B05-Letter-to-Commissioner-Kensek-Re-Censure-Special-Committee-and-Appeals-.pdf ANC 1B voted 8-2 to officially censure one of its members, Alan Kensek, Thursday night. The censure was on the grounds of: This censure follows the October meeting reported on by Barred in DC where a special committee…
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Where to Get the Best Mozzarella Sticks in DC
Based on crowd-sourcing/Twitter polling, the best fried mozzarella sticks in DC, or as nightlife impresario lawyer Richard Bianco refers them to as, “mozzies”: TUNE INN TIER GOLD TIER SILVER TIER BRONZE TIER The Diner appears to not have mozzarella sticks on menu currently. Hopscotch in Bloomingdale has lots of fans.
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Sign of the Whale Reopens – Again – on Thursday
Sign of the Whale, the legendary (or infamous) meat markety bar on M St. NW in lower Dupont/Midtown/Club Central/Herpes Triangle, reopens this Thursday, October 27th. The spot has been closed since a fire that roared through the place on March 3rd, popping up some nights at nearby sister spot Nero until recently. This is at…
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Details About the DC Restaurant Workers Survey Touted by Initiative 82 Supporters
Supporters of Initiative 82 (the DC ballot measure that would end the tipped minimum wage/tip credit for good by July 2027 if passed) point to a survey of 300 DC tipped workers that showed 91% support ending the tipped minimum wage. Those opposed appear to dismiss the results out of hand, and say they haven’t…
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My Thoughts on Initiative 82
Initiative 82, if a majority of voters vote yes in the upcoming DC general election, will eliminate the tipped minimum wage/tip credit in DC by July 2027. Specifically, the tipped minimum wage would increase immediately from $5.35 to $6 on New Years’ Day 2023, to $8 6 months later in July 2023, $10 in July…
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