Barred in DC

DC sent me a copy of its ground lease for Capital One Arena. Update: There was an amendment to the lease in 2007 that has apparently not been properly recorded with Recorder of Deeds – here’s the one substantive page of it UPDATE: I obtained copies of the agreements related to the issuance of the…

The Baltimore Orioles, which was the only Major League Baseball team in the DC area from 1971-2004, just had its best regular season in over 4 decades and won the American League East. They play in the ALDS against the Texas Rangers: Game 1- Sat Oct 7 at 1p; Game 2-Sun Oct 8 at 4p;…

Uhh, nevermind Updated Sept 29, 2023 Nearly all of the Federal Government is on the verge of having their appropriations lapsed Saturday night at midnight, leading to a Government shutdown. Although a chunk of Federal employees will continue to work, and all Federal employees (but not contractors) are now by permanent law guaranteed to be…

Atlas Brew Works, which started selling its beers in September 2013, just six months after Barred in DC was founded, celebrates 10 years in operation at its original Ivy City location this Saturday afternoon (September 30th). The party kicks off at Noon – $20 entry includes a beer, all other beers for $5, live music,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…