Category: DC Bar News
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Veritas Wine Bar & Hogo to Close August 2nd; Old Dominion and The Mighty Pint “Temporarily” Closed
A spate of bar closings have hit DC recently, both the permanent and the ominous “temporary” kind. Both Veritas Wine Bar (Dupont) and Hogo (Shaw/Convention Center) have announced that they will shutter their doors after service on Saturday, August 2nd, while Old Dominion Brewhouse (Shaw/Convention) and The Mighty Pint (Dupont) have temporarily closed, with no return expected (at least for…
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Rhino Bar’s Liquor License Suspended for Five Days For Serving Booze to Underage Student (On Hold Pending Appeal)
Rhino Bar and Pumphouse, one of Georgetown’s last remaining college dive bars, recently had its liquor license suspended for five days for selling beer to an underage Georgetown University student in February 2013. [7/20 UPDATE: Rhino Bar has appealed the decision, so the suspension is on hold] The Red Sox M Street bro (top 4…
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New Whiskey-Focused Bar, Rebellion, Opens Tuesday in Dupont
Rebellion (website, Facebook, Twitter) – 1836 18th St. NW (at T), a new whiskey-focused Dupont bar, officially opens its doors on Tuesday, May 13th, after soft opening to the public on Friday. Previously home to a series of Asian eateries (memorably Straits of Malaya from 1989-1999 & 2004-2010, and less memorably Zabb and Mum Mum), the transformed…
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The Gryphon set to reopen in mid-May
The Gryphon, the short-lived Dupont sports lounge in the old Heritage India space, is set to reopen in mid-May. The spot, from the folks behind Lost Society, was only open for about 3 months (March-June 2013) before closing for “renovations.” An announced October reopening came and went. According to a story from the City Paper’s…
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Black Whiskey Opens Pop-Up Clothing & Collectibles Store on First Floor
Black Market, a pop-up store on its first floor of the 14th Street/Logan dive bar Black Whiskey, opened yesterday. This store, curated by someone named M.R. Collins, will offer old & new collectibles including clothing, shoes, accessories, bags, furniture, goods, art, and artifacts (including, seriously, a Thai rickshaw) for the next 3 months (until July 20th). The store, which…
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Two New Spots, Compass Rose & Red Light, Open on 14th Street This Week
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: new places to eat and drink open their doors this week on 14th Street NW. I’ve compiled mini-previews of these spots-Compass Rose and Red Light, which couldn’t be more dissimilar from one another-are certainly worthwhile and unique additions to the rapidly changing hood. Compass Rose Bar & Kitchen (Twitter,…
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Bar Charley Allowed to be Open Two Hours Later Each Night
Barred in DC has learned that Bar Charley, the six-month old spot in north Dupont, has reached a settlement agreement with neighbors, allowing it to serve alcohol two hours later each night. As a result, the establishment can stay open until 1a on weekday nights, 2a on weekends; doors will close to new patrons 30 minutes…
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New U Street Bar to Replace Touchdown Sports Bar from The Codmother Owners
The folks behind the cult favorite dive bar The Codmother appear to be set to soon open a new dive in the upstairs space at 1334 U St. NW formerly home to the Touchdown Sports Bar & Grill (a popular stop on the recent Barred in DC Circulator Bus Tour). Keeping this week’s theme of interesting names for…
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Want to Have a Bar Crawl in DC? Don’t Do It in H Street and Adams Morgan – Part 3
Tuesday I relayed the surprising discovery that many bars in Adams Morgan and nearly all H Street bars are forbidden from hosting bar crawls. Yesterday I explored how and why this restriction is imposed, and explained how a Brightest Young Things Zombie Takeover event in October 2012 led to thousands of dollars in fines for H…
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Want to Have a Bar Crawl in DC? Don’t Do It in H Street and Adams Morgan – Part 2
Read Part 1 Here Yesterday, I wrote about how a BYT Zombie Takeover event in October 2012 led to thousands of dollars in fines for H Street establishments. I discussed how bars in DC often enter into voluntary/settlement agreements with neighbors that contain restrictions on how they do business. Nearly every single bar on H…
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