Author: Prince Of Petworth

“PubKey Bar and Media Haus set to open in Penn Quarter on Dec. 19” in the old Hill Country space!!

By Prince Of Petworth


inside 410 7th Street, NW photo by Chris Bryan

From a press release:

“PubKey, the celebrated Greenwich Village “Bitcoin bar” where conversations around the future of sound money, monetary policy and technology flow as easily as the drinks, will open its much-anticipated DC flagship location at 410 Seventh St. NW in Penn Quarter on Dec. 19.

The 12,000-square foot space – the former Hill Country – represents a major expansion from PubKey’s 2,000-square-foot NYC location. The two-story space will allow PubKey DC to bring to life a welcoming, irreverent pub with a media studio, event stage and speaker series on cutting-edge topics across freedom tech and policy, a private dining room, community events such as trivia and karaoke and chophouse-style restaurant opening in the new year, all under a single roof.

Inspired by the historical role of taverns as free-thinking hotbeds for revolutions, (more…)

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Rick Anderson

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Happy 12th Anniversary to Right Proper Brewing Company!!

By Prince Of Petworth


December 10th, 2013 – 624 T Street, NW

Right Proper shared the righteous news yesterday:

“Happy Birthday to us! Right Proper Brewing Company turns 12 today! The 2024 vintage of our anniversary beer, Le Flâneur, is available now at #RightProperShaw, and will soon be on draft at #RightProperBrookland.”

As a fellow Flâneur, I’ve gots to try that beer!!

And big congrats on the milestone, these days it is beyond impressive – here’s to many more!

FLASHBACK to a staggering photo of 624 T Street, NW back in 2007: (more…)

“CVS Horror stories”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Ok, I get it that I have choices where to shop but CVS is kinda the only game in town for pharmacy. Here is what happened to me on Monday.
Went mid morning to the CVS in Takoma Park, my prescription wasn’t ready (ok, forgive me for the rush) but decided to get deodorants.

Called for an attendant, waited for a while until a salesperson came to tell me that someone from the previous shift had taken the key and they couldn’t open the case. Wait, what?

So I went to the CVS in Georgia & Van Buren. Standing in front of the deodorant case … for a longer while until the sales person came back with the SAME story. (more…)

“Flor. Coffee + Books Relaunches Flor. Books, an International Bookshop”

By Prince Of Petworth


“Florencia Agrazo and Carola Mandelbaum, co-owners of Flor. Books”

From a press release:

“Flor. Coffee + Books, the Buenos Aires–inspired café and bookstore that opened in Georgetown in August, is relaunching its upstairs bookshop, Flor. Books, this week, with a refreshed selection and new programming shaped by customer feedback.

Co-owned by Florencia Agrazo (Flor. Coffee) and Carola Mandelbaum, who curates the shop and leads events, Flor. Books is “designed for discovery and connection,” according to Mandelbaum. The shelves highlight contemporary literature, standout international and Spanish-language titles, and writers whose work crosses cultures—from atmospheric fiction and inventive narratives to timely nonfiction and bilingual books for young readers. Guests will also find limited-edition classics and thoughtfully chosen gifts. (more…)

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