Category: DC Bar News
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Henceforth – a Gathering Place, Brewery, and Wine Bar – Coming to Former H Street Country Club Space in Spring 2024
Published on September 15, 2023 Henceforth, [1335 H St. NE, Instagram, website], a self described “gathering place/brewery/wine bar” is taking over the H Street Country Club space, planning on opening in spring 2024 (this usually means hopefully it will be open by September 2024). The mini-golf bar closed with no public announcement at the end…
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Best DC Bars to Read a Book
Picture of a rare book that I read in past 5 years. The Pug took this. Although it’s not the majority of bar-goers by any stretch of the imagination, a common question I get is “What’s the best bar to sit at and read a book?” This is a solid way to pass the time…
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DC Liquor Liability Reform Considered by DC Council
Consider this scenario – someone gets drunk at a bar, gets in car, and on their way driving home, hits and seriously injures someone. Obviously, the injured party can sue the driver that hit them, but they may not have adequate car insurance (or insurance might not cover the harm). Who else? In DC and…
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UPDATE – Boston-Themed Bar Dirty Water Closing Permanently and Moving Down H Street Above Ben’s Chili Bowl
July 26th Update – deal didn’t happen and Dirty Water is closing permanently Dirty Water – the Boston sports -themed bar which has been at 816 H St NE since September 2017, is moving just over 400 feet to the east, to occupy the 2nd floor and rooftop bar above Ben’s Chili Bowl at 1001…
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DC to Allow Restaurants and Bars to Open Round the Clock for 2023 Women’s World Cup
The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off July 20th, running through August 20th. With the time zone in Australia/New Zealand 16 hours ahead of DC’s time, DC will be allowing bars and restaurants to open 24 hours a day (with a booze break of 4-6a) during the month-long tournament, with the recent passage of the…
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DC Tipped Wage Data – April 21 – March 22
DCist and other media outlets reported about the report released (via FOIA requests with DC) by DC Jobs With Justice (DCJWJ) and Restaurant Opportunities Center of DC (ROC-DC) last October about the widespread non-compliance with tip reporting to DC government as required by DC law (though as DCist reported, restaurants said this was because the…
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DC Council to Consider RAMW-Supported Legislation to Exempt Service Fees from Sales Tax, Increase I-82 Awareness
DC Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen intends to introduce the “Helping Small Businesses Recover and Thrive Amendment Act of 2023” soon. The bill, which per Allen’s staff is supported by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), notably Full email below Many of our small businesses are still recovering from the pandemic, and the District…
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Barred in DC Parents’ Day Out – Friday Afternoon May 5th – Navy Yard
All are welcome, but if you’re a parent with your kid(s) at day care, school, or with a caregiver at home (nanny, au pair, relative, iRoomba), this event is particularly for you – the inaugural Barred in DC Parents’ Day Out is coming to the Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront, Friday May 5th (*rescheduled from June 2022)…
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Whitlow’s Replacing The Brixton
Whitlow’s – which just opened 100 feet up 9th Street NW in August 2022 after 26 years in Arlington – is making the much shorter relocation and taking over The Brixton space this May, Barred in DC has confirmed. Jon Williams, whose family owns Whitlow’s, is renovating the three-level space. Renovations are underway now. Williams…
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Where to Drink Pitchers of Beer in DC
Pitcher of beer at All-Purpose in Navy Yard (Credit: All-Purpose Twitter acct) Just a list of spots that sell pitchers of beer in DC (not all 100% confirmed, crowd-sourced). Find cheap beer here. Most of these sell all their beer basically just 4x normal beer price (so a lot of $25-35 pitchers), but any notable/interesting…
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