Category: DC Bar News
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Mackey’s to Replace Laughing Man Tavern
Mackey’s Public House is set to replace Laughing Man Tavern at 13th and G Streets, Barred in DC has learned. Jessica Sidman reported on February 10th that the pub had lost its lease near 19th and L and was moving to a larger space in Metro Center, though the specific address was not announced. On…
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Bardo River Brewery Opens
[This post has been edited, and now includes a PoPville comment from one of the owners] Bardo River Brewery [25 Potomac Ave. SE, basically near East Potomac & Q St SE, Facebook, Twitter], the massive brewery and beer garden located between Nationals Park and the Anacostia River, (soft-) opened this weekend to large crowds of humans…
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Ben’s Upstairs Gets Approval to Host Entertainment on Roof Deck
Ben’s Upstairs (10th/H) on H Street has received permission to have entertainment, both inside and on its roof deck. Its settlement agreement with the local ANC has some interesting provisions.According to the agreement, Ben’s can only have unamplified music and spoken word performances on the roof; no amplified music or DJs are allowed. The agreement…
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The Pretzel Bakery Provides More Details about Plans to Serve Beer
Tonight, the Pretzel Bakery in Hill East provided additional details to its neighbors about its plan to serve beer with its pretzels. According to owner Sean Haney and manager Alan Chargin, who hosted the meeting at the shop along with ANC 6B commissioner Chander Jayraman (a neighboring ANC commissioner, Daniel Ridge also attended to express his support), the…
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Ben’s Upstairs Hosts Inauguration Day & Women’s March Events
Ben’s Upstairs, the recently-renamed restaurant/bar above the H Street Ben’s Chili Bowl (at 10th and H NE) hosts events on both Friday, January 20th for Inauguration Day and Saturday the 21st before the Women’s March on Washington. The all-day Friday event (starts at 11a), styled as an “Inauguration Day Rooftop Retreat” features: a Noon moment…
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The Pretzel Bakery Applies for Liquor License
The Pretzel Bakery, the beloved Hill East shop, has applied for a liquor license to serve beer (and possibly wine) alongside its eponymous pretzels. The bakery moved down the street-it’s now at the corner of 15th and C SE a few blocks from Potomac Avenue Metro- in early 2016 and promised it would apply for a…
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Barred in DC’s Top Travel Destinations of 2016
Thanks to sites like The Flight Deal and a pretty flexible job in taking vacation with little notice, 2016 was actually pretty great for me. I traveled to a bunch of places (and didn’t go broke, kind of) that I’ve ranked in terms of my 2016 experience below. All places were great in one way or another-I’d…
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Quick Update on Bardo River Brewery
ABRA clarified this week the status of the new Bardo River Brewery’s liquor license. As folks from Bardo contended here on the blog, ABRA realized in fact that it did not into a consent order with Bardo after reviewing the hearing transcript. Instead, ABRA issued a manufacturer’s license to Bardo subject to basically the same…
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Bardo Officially Moving Permanently Out of Trinidad to Nationals Park Location
Bardo Brewpub officially announced today that it will be permanently closing its Trinidad location, moving to the new Bardo River Brewery just south of Nationals Park in the Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. This move, which was first reported months ago by Barred in DC, is required by DC law (specifically section 25-303 of the DC Code).…
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A Real Life Footloose Situation Averted and ABRA Defines “Dance Floor”
In an illuminating decision, ABRA ruled this week that Policy’s 2nd floor Liberty lounge does not improperly offer a “permanent space for dancing.” Instead the 14th Street bar, according to ABRA, “merely operates a cocktail lounge with a large standing area.” Under DC law, bars with restaurant liquor licenses cannot “offer facilities for dancing” without…
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