photo by PJ Coleman

Today’s question was inspired but this psa from Meg:

“I’ve tracked down a local rockstar bartender and thought you may be interested. His name, Walter, comes up when The Heights is mentioned (RIP), like in this post of yours. He started at The Heights, then went to Le Dip, then Rake’s Progress at The Line Hotel, then Columbia Room (!!!) and then was lost to the pandemic. Well, he is back behind the bar at a local place that just opened in Takoma Park called Koma! I’m so excited! I know from the past that he had lots of regulars at his spots and I certainly followed him to new bars, so maybe others will be interested that he is back as well.”

So besides Walter, who’s your favorite bartender and where do they work these days?



2446 18th Street, NW Roofers Union opened back in February 2014 before them this space was the longtime home to the legendary Reef

From Roofers Union:

“It is with great sorrow that we announce the upcoming closure of Roofers Union on November 19th.

When we started this project more than ten years ago, we set out to create a neighborhood destination with craft food and drink. We are proud of all the amazing moments we’ve been a part of, from celebratory nights out and brunches to beer dinners and weddings. (more…)


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