2467 18th Street, NW

From Lost City Books:

“”We work hard to make Lost City Books a place you want to visit. And listen — while we love to do it, it is a lot of work! We think we deserve a break.

For our second year running, Lost City Books is taking a vacation this August! As a small independent business, it’s a big deal for us to close the store for nearly two weeks and pay everyone for the duration of the break. We do this because we care about our staff getting time off to do whatever they want!

Some of us will be embarking on a weeklong Malört-fueled bender. Some of us will be taking up residence at Banneker Pool. Some of us will be staying inside reading in front of our window AC units, and some of us will be getting out of town and away from this sweltering swamp town altogether. (Just kidding, no one’s going on a weeklong Malört-fueled bender, that’d be kind of scary.)

Last year our sale leading up to the break was a huge success, (more…)



821 Upshur Street, NW currently home to Petworth Social Bar & Grill and previously home to Taqueria Del Barrio and Domku

An application from the ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CANNABIS ADMINISTRATION for City Grown (Medical Cannabis Cultivation Center) says:

“The medical cannabis cultivation center applicant is requesting to locate its operations at 821 Upshur Street, N.W. The proposed facility with approximately 6,508 square feet of space will cultivate medical cannabis, including fresh or dried cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material. (more…)


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