Category: DC Bar News
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Trusty’s Set For Live Music; Torai to Offer Sake (Beer and Wine Too)
[This post was cross-posted earlier to The Hill is Home, where Barred in DC sometimes contributes stories that are more focused towards the neighborhood in which he lives] Trusty’s, 1420 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, the beloved neighborhood bar in Hill East, is on track to host live bands and other entertainment both inside and on its…
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Barred in DC Five Year Anniversary Party – Union Trust – Tuesday March 6th
To mark, if not celebrate, a half decade of ignominy since Barred in DC was officially launched on March 6, 2013, a happy hour (and longer) celebration will be held at Union Trust Bar (740 15th Street, NW, south of H, next to Joe’s Stone Crab) next Tuesday, March 6th, with festivities kicking off at 5:30p…
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Pepperoni Chic Brings a Taste of West Virginia to Petworth
Pepperoni Chic, Facebook, Twitter, 5111 Georgia Ave. NW (off Hamilton between 9th and 13th Streets) [open at 11:30a, close at 9p wkdys, 11p Fri and Sat, closed Sun], a “pop-up” eatery , opened over the weekend in Petworth. Located in the old Straw, Stick, and Brick space, Pepperoni Chic showcases pepperoni rolls, the unofficial state food of…
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Long-time Banana Cafe Piano Bar Entertainer Moves to Finn McCool’s
Banana Cafe’s legendary piano bar entertainer, Gordon Kent, has moved across Barracks Row to Finn McCool’s (formerly Molly Malone’s, formerly Finn MacCool’s). Banana Bar, which shuttered after 25 years in December, was popular for its upstairs piano bar, where Kent played piano, sax, and other instruments since the mid 2000s. Finn McCool’s (located at 713…
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Barred in DC’s Rules for Biking in DC
As someone who bikes to work most days for past few years and still have my Capital Bikeshare membership, I’ve witnessed a lot bad biking (sure, pedestrians and driving too). I’m discouraged that pedestrians and drivers are often irritated at me for actually yielding to pedestrians or stopping at stop signs (they basically expect bikers…
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#FoodNotBooze Officially Loses Out at Soviet Safeway
Beer and wine is officially coming to the Soviet Safeway, the long-time Dupont store at 17th and Corcoran. On Wednesday, ABRA finally approved the settlement agreement between the grocer and the local ANC, and neighbors, many riled up by the liquor store across the street. The agreement had been finalized by the parties in late…
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Bar Roubaix, a New Hilton Brothers Concept, Opens Next Friday in Columbia Heights
Bar Roubaix, Facebook, Twitter, est. Dec 2017, 1400 Irving St. NW [open at 5p daily, closes at noon Mon-Wed, 1a Thu, 2a Fri-Sat] is slated to open Friday, December 8th (a previous version of this story said the 1st but this has been pushed back), in the old Acre 121 space at 14th and Irving…
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Trio of New “Mid” H Street Spots Visited – Fresca, Dirty Water & Dio Wine Bar
H Street is primarily known for its concentrated strip of bars between 11th and 14th Streets, with a few spots on the western end near Union Station, but development has been ramping up between, and now there’s close to a critical mass of spots in the middle. Barred in DC decided to check out a…
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Dino’s Grotto in Shaw to Host Fundraiser for Fabian Malone Tues Oct 10th
Bartender Fabian Malone (you’ve seen him at Lupo Verde, Coppi’s Organic, Alfie’s, and soon at Lucky’s Buns) was shot last weekend in Shaw in an attempted robbery. Without health insurance and unable to work for a while he recovers, his friends started a GoFundMe page to help support him. Nearly $9000 has been raised as…
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You Can’t Double-Fist Drinks at DC Bars, and Other Laws You Didn’t Know About
[NOTE: as of February 2020, double fisting drinks is completely legal in DC. In light of the recent revelation to many that dogs, in fact, are not allowed on patios in DC (though expect to change soon), I wanted to highlight the other laws/regulations on the books that you probably don’t know about that apply…
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