808 7th Street, NW Ed. Note: Smashburger opened in half of the Fado space so I guess TB Cantina will be opening in the remaining half.

In April 2020, After 22 Years, Fado announced it was officially closed forever. Now a new liquor license has been applied for 808 7th Street, NW – Taco Bell Cantina. The liquor license placard says: (more…)



Photo by angela n.

Also a reader asks: “does anybody know which banks are giving free lucky red envelopes (lai sees)?”

From MPD:

“On Sunday, January 22, 2023, the Chinese New Year Celebration will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Sunday, January 22, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: (more…)



7th/G Streets NW at Capitol One Arena

Update from Councilmember Brooke Pinto: “Monumental Sports owns this space & decided not to renew McD’s lease. New use should be announced soon. But, it’s important to ensure that our residents & biz in Chinatown feel safe & can operate w/o risk of incident.”

Thanks to Paul for sending Sunday: “McDonald’s in Chinatown is closing. Today (Sunday) is their last day.” (more…)


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