3615 14th Street, NW
The Airedale tweets us:
“Patio is finally open! #pupsonthepatio #puppyhour @PoPville”
Bars
From an email:
“Tuesday September 21st – we are celebrating the Petworth Citizen Second Anniversary with an All Night Happy Hour. Come and enjoy food and drink specials as we mark two successful years on Upshur Street.”
Seems like the old Island Cafe was a lifetime ago:
@7YFail tweets us:
“.@thealibidc looks like it may get shut down by @DDOTDC red tape.”
The Alibi finally opened after many delays in the former My Brothers’ Place back in April.
237 2nd Street, NW
1600 7th Street, NW
From Dacha:
“September 17 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
DC loves Beer. DC loves DC Brau. DC loves Dacha. Ergo, DC Brau and Dacha love each other.
LOGIC!
Join us Thursday, September 17th for the first official tapping of our PERMANENT DC BRAU LINE!
The Brau Team will be here to rap about their beer and give away swag that is some of the best this bar has ever seen!
We will tap Oktoberfest (early) to ceremoniously christen this most auspicious event!
Or something like that….”
1610 U Street, NW
Dean Clark tweets us:
“@PoPville Was at Stetson’s last night. Told the sale went through and they are closing end of September October. No word on replacement.”
Back in June we posted the devastating news, for some, that Stetson’s was for sale. At that time some protested vociferously that this was simply not true and I was told by many, many people on twitter that I was idiot (and worse.) As I said originally I love Stetson’s. I and my friends spent much of our 20s here – with nothing but fond memories, from what I can remember. It genuinely pains me to pass on news of the sale. There is now a leasing flyer from Douglas Development:
Updates when an exact closing date is known. All I can say is – I am sad.
1214 U Street, NW
The Prospect sports bar opens in the former Ulah Bistro space tomorrow. Their facebook page says:
“The Prospect channels sporting themes collaged through color and texture with a juxtaposition of vintage, modern, gritty, and unorthodox sports memorabilia”
Ed. Note: RIP Momo’s sports bar…
The grand opening announcement says:
“We are proud to announce the opening of our newest venture, The Prospect, a vintage twist on the modern sports bar. The Grand Opening will be on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday September 13th, just in time for the NFL season kickoff! We will have a sneak peak (soft opening) on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th to work out any last minute kinks.
Tailgating begins at 11am on Saturday and Sunday, so arrive early to stake out your spot in front of one of our 40+ Ultra HD 4k TVs. Please be aware that dining is on a first come, first serve basis.
The Prospect boasts a creative combination of stadium and tailgating fare every sports fan will love. Complimenting its culinary program, The Prospect will feature handcrafted cider-based cocktails, house-made ginger beer, and an impressive craft beer selection.”
1345 S Street, NW
From Jared Jablonka, one of the partners of Left Door:
“We’ve been proactive about engaging with the ANC and the community to ensure they are involved in our planning/process from the beginning. After working with the ANC for the past 3-4+ months, we successfully negotiated a Settlement Agreement that is fair to all parties. The ANC was scheduled to vote to approve the SA at Thursday’s meeting, when we were blindsided by some last-minute, unreasonable demands from SDCA (Shaw-Dupont Citizens Alliance // http://shawdupont.org).
Their demands include restrictions that we believe would most likely put us in direct violation of DC Health Code (i.e. not allowed to remove trash from the premises during normal business hours, etc.). This would put us at a competitive disadvantage and would create an unsanitary and undesirable atmosphere (imagine drinking hand-crafted cocktails while surrounded by piles of trash…). The space is very small (@ 900 SF) so there is no interior trash storage space, a fact that SDCA is well aware of.
We engaged with SDCA a few months ago and received their support for all of the same terms and conditions that the ANC agreed to, but then they went back on their word and added more onerous restrictions at the last minute. We learned about their demands literally 15 minutes before the ANC vote on Thursday.
While we respect everyone’s right to their own opinion, we believe this group is intentionally hijacking the established ANC-ABRA process. They attempt to extract demands that are not financially viable nor legitimate concerns of actual neighbors.
This group comprises a VERY small number of people in the neighborhood and their viewpoints are extremely divergent from the overwhelming majority of neighboring residents. They have demonstrated a pattern of taking unreasonably hostile positions against legitimate business owners in the Shaw-Logan Circle area. Among other things, they tried to impose a liquor license moratorium along 14th Street and U Street in 2013-2014 (a notion which was rejected by roughly 98% of local residents), and they routinely file unwarranted liquor license protests that end up costing small local business owners tens of thousands of dollars in unnecessary legal expenses.
We would like to move forward and sign the SA that we negotiated with the ANC. We do not want to be held hostage by a vocal minority with unreasonable demands. Based on conversations with other business owners in the neighborhood, this seems to be a recurring pattern with this group. We believe SDCA is not negotiating in good faith and is unnecessarily wasting time, money and resources that could be better spent on more worthy pursuits. We would like to start a dialogue with other community members regarding the legitimacy and legal standing of SDCA as it relates to the ABRA liquor license process.
We welcome input from all sides. Thanks.”
1322 9th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this placard up on the 1300 block of 9th Street NW, in the empty overgrown lot next to Daryl Carter’s design studio and Thally. Hard to read, but the Nature of Operation states: Vibrant community gathering place serving kitchen-garden produce, District-made beers and spirits, grilled meats, hearth-baked breads and pastries. All cooking will be done using a handmade wood-burning oven and grills. Seating inside for 8, Sidewalk cafe seating for 16, Summer garden space for 323.Total Occupancy – 386.
Sounds awesome and will be a good use of this otherwise empty lot! Welcome to the neighborhood!”
City Paper reported it’s from:
“The LLC was registered by David Rosner, one of the co-owners of Etto and Garden District.”
Updates when more info is known.
2106 Vermont Ave, NW
From an email:
“Nothing Goes together Better than Duffy’s Wings and Nats Baseball!
We still have a bit of time before the paperwork is done on our liquor license. In the meantime please join us for a Preopening Wing Feast and Nats Viewing Party.
**please note no alcohol will be served and you cannot bring your own. We cannot have any alcohol on the premises until we get our liquor license which will be very soon
Sunday September 13th 1pm to 4pm
$15 per person
Unlimited Wings (no carryout boxes)
Non Alcoholic Beverages included
Nats vs Marlins and Redskins vs Dolphins on all the TVs
Sound on the Nats up Front and on the Redskins in back.
Open 1pm til the end of Nats and Redskins games.
Kids with parents are welcome. Under 12 price – $10
We Hope to See you then!
Grand opening will be soon after. We’ll let you know as soon as we do!
In the meantime please continue to support our IndieGogo campaign:”
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1220 Connecticut Ave, NW
Update: An incredibly good source tells me that the bourbon place will be located on the second floor and on the first floor we can expect a Cava Grill and a Citibank.
Finally word of a replacement for the prime Bertucci’s location vacant since Sept. of last year. The liquor license placard for DVL says:
“Light fare to mix with rare bourbons. No hood for food service. DJ and bands on occasion depending on the event. No nude performances. No dancing provided. Seating for 30 and Total Occupancy Load of 250.”
Updates when more details are known.
