Glover Park

“This new location has two bars. Check out our new drinks specials.”

By Prince Of Petworth


2218 Wisconsin Ave, NW

Thanks to Jamie for passing on from Wingo’s:

“New Location Now Open – Wingo’s Glover Park This new location has two bars. Check out our new drinks specials: Tequila Tuesdays | $2 Tequila Shots Wine Wednesdays – Ladies Night | $2 glasses of wine for ladies 🤷‍♀️ Friendly Fridays | $10 pitchers from 5pm-10pm”

This is the former Mad Fox Tap Room space.

Wingos Coming to former Mad Fox Taproom in Glover Park

By Prince Of Petworth


2218 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Ed. Note: Wingos is also still planning on opening, including, (another!?!?) sports bar in Adams Morgan.

You can see Wingos Georgetown menu here.

From Jackie Blumenthal, Commissioner ANC3B-02 via the Glover Park listserv:

“I learned yesterday that a Wingos has received a Certificate of Occupancy for a restaurant seating a maximum of 127-135 people for the location formerly held by Mad Fox Tap Room. Wingos did not apply as a fast-food operation, which would have triggered a need for a zoning exception. However, if it acts like one — for example, by using plastic utensils and paper goods instead of silverware and real plates — we can complain to the zoning administrator. For what that’s worth. (more…)

“Plans Resurface to Demolish ‘Spy House’ and Build on Glover Park Lot”

By Prince Of Petworth


“renderings via Perkins Eastman, the architecture firm.”

Update on “D.C.’s Historic Spy House” across from the Russian Embassy in Glover Park.

“Dear PoPville,

A new 40-foot-tall building is being proposed for the lot at 2619 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. The new structure to be developed by MED Developers is intended to be used as an assisted living facility.

The plans for the lucrative parcel of land resemble MED Developers’ previous plans for a Ward 3 homeless shelter that was to be built on the same spot (plans that were dropped after an investigation by the  Washington Post).

The new structure would require demolishing the infamous “Spy House,” used for decades by the FBI to spy on the Russian Embassy. The proposed facility would also violate multiple zoning regulations in this residential neighborhood due to its size and scale.

MED Developers are seeking numerous special exceptions from the Board of Zoning Adjustment in order to move forward with the plans, including a special exception to build a facility in a neighborhood zone for single family homes and an exemption from limitations on parking.”

The End is Nigh for Mad Fox Taproom and Mason Inn

By Prince Of Petworth


2218 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Update from Mad Fox’s Facebook (thanks again to Jamie for the update):

“We regret to announce that as of Tuesday, 27 March, 2018 we have closed our Glover Park, D.C. Taproom. This decision to close comes after careful consideration and much discussion. Unfortunately, we are not able to maintain the profit margins necessary to keep the location viable. The Brewpub (production brewery and full-service restaurant) in Falls Church, Virginia is still open and will continue to make and distribute beer around the DC Metro area including some of your favorite bars. We want to thank the residents of Glover Park and our loyal fans for their support and patronage over the last 2-1/2 years.

When we opened this location in August of 2015, we were warmly welcomed and have worked very hard to be proactive supporters of such a wonderful community. (more…)

“DC’s Historic SpyHouse to be Demolished for an Unnamed Project?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

The home of one of DC’s most open secrets, widely known only as ‘The Spy House’, has come back under intense focus by a local developer. The house at 2619 Wisconsin Ave NW, which until recently was used for decades to spy on the Russian Embassy, is at risk of being demolished.

For the last three weeks, a surveying team has been assessing the vacant lot and property, including the entire 2600 block of Wisconsin Ave NW.

At the height of the cold war, the home served as the primary observation point for intelligence gathering, including the launching point for a $160 million project to train a cat to spy on the Russians.  The historic home still resides in its original condition – an untouched interior that was once home to three shifts of agents working nonstop. As tensions have reignited between Russian and the United States, the DC Council renamed the block where the Russian Embassy sits to “Boris Nemtsov Plaza,” in honor of a slain Russian politician opposed to the Putin government. (more…)

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