Bars

Sundress Fest this Sunday at Wonderland!

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“We have some exciting new change to this years event – A Beer Tent on the street!!! In addition we will have a few food trucks and the stage is going to be much bigger this year as well.

We are also going to have music/events starting at 11 am. Below is an overview of the day (of course we don’t have exact times yet):
-Event kick off intro – 11 am
– Karaoke
-live music
-DC Central Kitchen
– Sundress competition (starting approximately 3 or 3:30)

Our friends from Church Night will be emcee’s for the day as well.”

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11th and Kenyon Street, NW

The Prodigal Restaurateur, Joe Englert, Returns to Petworth – Reliable Tavern and Hardware Coming

By Prince Of Petworth

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3655 Georgia Ave, NW

This is very very very good news. Joe Englert (the man behind much of U Street and H Street’s early revitalization) is returning to Petworth. He first dipped his toe in the Petworth waters back in 2006 with Temperance Hall (which later sold and became Looking Glass Lounge.) Ed. Note: Further proof that everyone called this stretch, down to Otis, and why it will always be Petworth to me and many others. But anyway back to the real news – Englert’s coming back.

I’d been hearing rumors and a reader saw some action at the former hardware store which closed back in March 2014 just south of the Petworth Metro. The reader also sent a report from the Park View blog: “a new tavern is in the works called Reliable Tavern & Hardware”. I emailed with ABRA and they have confirmed that an application for Reliable Tavern and Hardware has been filed. And the signatory to that application? One Joseph Englert. Oh yeah!! As a huge fan of Temperance Hall (and thank God, Looking Glass Lounge still kicks ass) this is very very very good news for Georgia Ave’s continued revitalization. Stay tuned.

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Georgia ave looking north to the metro

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Georgia Avenue, Petworth April 2015

Here are the Before Photos for the Basque Bar, ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar, coming to 300 Florida Ave, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

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300 Florida Ave, NW

A few weeks ago we learned all about the plans for ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar. It sounds awesome. It will, however, require a tremendous renovation for this sweet property – vacant since 2000. The owners were kind enough to let me stop by and snap some photos so we can take a look back when the transformation is complete.  Work will likely begin in June and hopefully be completed by late October/early November.  The first floor dominated by a bar (25 seats) and the second floor for the restaurant (49 seats).  Oh yeah and a 2500 liter cask for fermenting cider is coming too.  There will be 42 draft lines! 17 for beer, 17 for cider 6 for wine and 2 for cocktails.  Can’t wait to see how this turns out:

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Quarry House Tavern Temporarily Opening in former Piratz Tavern space

By Prince Of Petworth

Update from Quarry House Tavern:

“The rumors are true, we took over the old Piratz space as a temporary home. Join us tonight for friends and family (that’s you) at Quarry House Temporary. Opening doors around 6 ish. (Mostly) half priced burger night. Beer & whiskey list a work in progress. We can’t wait to see you. Come if you can and spread the word (Tonight is CASH only, no cc’s yet).”

Uh Oh Justin’s Cafe Liquor License “Indefinitely Suspended” in Navy Yard

By Prince Of Petworth

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1025 First St, SE

A reader tweets us:

“I don’t know much about these, but I imagine this isn’t good for @justinscafe1025 what say you @PoPville ?”

Normally these closures are ordered for underage sales or violence of some kind. Anyone know what happened? Looks like a letter up top in the photo – anyone happen to see what it said. Ed. Note: Of course I asked OP but haven’t heard back yet.

Former Council Member Jim Graham Promoting Gay Male Stripper Night “Rock Hard Sunday” at The House

By Prince Of Petworth

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3530 Georgia Ave, NW

From the Washington Blade:

“In a development likely to surprise his former Council colleagues, Graham said he’s working as special events director for The House at 3530 Georgia Ave., N.W., which has operated at that location since 1979.

Graham said he will promote the Sunday night gay male stripper venue as well as a weekly Thursday night event at the club featuring male strippers catering to a straight female clientele.

The club’s new gay stripper venue, called Rock Hard Sunday, is scheduled to have its grand opening Sunday night, April 19.”

Read the full article here.

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Adam Fagen

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