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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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Barred in Ireland (No-Car Version)
We recently spent a week in the amazing country of Ireland (thanks to a $316 roundtrip flight deal). Unlike most people who travel to the Emerald Isle, Mrs. Barred in DC and I decided not to rent a car, instead taking public transportation to travel to the west of Ireland (Galway and the nearby Burren…
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See the #FOIACakes Documents; Court Hearing Set for Wednesday
[Note: My earlier post in May 2016 on this topic engendered indifference and/or hostility from the few who cared, though it led to one Capitol Hill-area ANC commissioner to refer to me as a jackass, which is now part of my Twitter bio. Krepp, the only ANC commissioner to be opposed in ANC 6B, easily…
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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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Bardo River Brewery Gets Approval – Can Stay Open til Midnight
[This story has been updated on 12/3 & 12/6 based on comments to the post below, which you should definitely read] The long saga for the Bardo River Brewery appears to be over. On Wednesday, ABRA and Bardo entered into a consent order, resolving the issues with Bardo’s manufacturer liquor license application for its new…
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Where to Ring in 2017 – DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide
[Note this is for December 31st, 2016. For December 31,2017, read here] 2017 is coming. To help you out, Barred in DC has compiled a list (which will be updated regularly until Saturday, December 31st, 2016) of New Year’s Eve celebrations at Washington, DC bars below (nearly all with a cover include a champagne toast, party favors,…
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