Chinatown

Howl at the Moon: “The live music bar is ready to bring endless entertainment to the Chinatown neighborhood, beginning with a grand opening party in the fall of 2022.”

By Prince Of Petworth


900 7th Street, NW originally planned for 2020 before the pandemic hit

From a press release:

“The nation’s capital is about to howl louder than ever! Howl at the Moon is proud to announce the grand opening of our brand new Washington, D.C. venue, located at 900 7th Street NW in Chinatown. We are kicking things off with a grand opening blow-out in the fall of 2022, featuring drink specials on our mixed drinks, beers, and 86 oz. buckets. Our unbeatable dueling pianos show will be rocking the crowd all night long. Howl at the Moon is about to rock Washington, D.C. harder than ever, and it all gets started at the grand opening of our 900 7th Street NW venue! (more…)

Celebrating Maryland Day at Free State Friday, March 25th!

By Prince Of Petworth


501 G Street, NW (below Bantam King)

From an email:

“It’s a celebration of the Free State of Maryland Friday, March 25th! Our team will be shaking up Maryland-themed cocktails and our taps will be taken over by Maryland breweries all night long. These names aren’t the usual suspects, we’ve curated a list of favorites from small, but mighty, breweries all over Maryland including: (more…)

“Wafu-Italian Returns to DC || Tonari Reopening Saturday (Dec. 18)”

By Prince Of Petworth


707 6th Street, NW courtesy Tonari

From a press release:

“Tonari, the Japanese-Italian restaurant credited with introducing Washington, D.C. to cross-cultural wafu pastas and pizza, is reopening Saturday, December 18, 2021.

When it debuted in February 2020, it secured immediate critical praise and garnered attention for both a dedication to the details and its sense of joy on the plate.

After pausing operations a mere six weeks after opening, Tonari is reopening with mostly new dishes and a five-course, pre-fixe menu, a natural progression of the restaurant to showcase the intertwining of Japanese and Italian cuisines. It will open a la carte service in the future. (more…)

“Wanted to share that Capital One Arena changed their bag policy this year”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Tim Brown

“Dear PoPville,

Wanted to share that Capital One Arena changed their bag policy this year and hadn’t seen it posted/talked about anywhere. Their new rules are super strict for bag/purse size and I saw several women including me and my friends who had to pay for a locker to stash it in. We even googled it before going to check, but the top hit is from 2019 and apparently that rule is outdated. Below is the new rule, (more…)

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