Barred in DC

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…

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…

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…

[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…

The 17th Street Liquor License Moratorium has officially bit the dust after 23 years. After a split 3-2 decision by the ABRA Board this week, all liquor license types are now officially available for new licensees on the charming street in Dupont (full disclosure: Barred in DC lived on the street for 5 years); there…

If you’ve been under a DC social media rock since last week, you may have missed the consternation about the outrageous conduct of the government. No, it’s not [insert whatever about the administration], it’s the banning of dogs from two popular Columbia Heights / Park View bar patios by the DC Department of Health. As…