21st and P Street, NW
Thanks to David for sharing the news:
“Excited to see Valley Brook Tea coming into the old Starbucks location at 21&P in Dupont. Had a great chat with the owner who hopes to open in late December. The company has a great story, too!” (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering
“The High Heel Race is one of Washington, DC most unique events with a rich history of “Crossing The Line Since 1986″. On the Tuesday before Halloween, thousands of spectators pack the Dupont Circle Neighborhood to watch hundreds of costumed drag queens show off their extravagant outfits and race down Historic 17th Street, NW.
Location: 17th Street, between P and S Streets NW near Dupont Circle
Race Time: Begins at 9 p.m. Participants gather as early as 6 p.m.”
The HIGH HEEL RACE from Ben Carver on Vimeo.
From MPD:
“On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the 17th Street High Heel Race will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be several street closures that motorists should take into consideration:
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking for the event from approximately 3:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic for the event from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: (more…)
Amazing. Thanks to Meghan for sending from Glover Park
Last Christmas Tree in Town is brought to you by the Friends of the White Whale Society.
Part of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group family, Cordelia Fishbar is a seafood-forward restaurant in the heart of Union Market—known for its exceptional raw bar, freshly shucked oysters from both coasts, and a menu that ranges from bright crudo and shellfish towers to whole grilled branzino and squid ink linguine frutti di mare. Here’s what’s happening this week:
🦪 Half-Price Oysters Every Tuesday, 4PM to Close All night, every Tuesday. Half-price raw oysters—freshly shucked and responsibly sourced. Cordelia is proud to be part of the Oyster Recovery Partnership‘s Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance, returning every shell to the Chesapeake Bay to support new oyster growth.
🍹 Happy Hour: Tue–Fri 4–6PM & Tue–Sun 9PM to Close Two happy hours mean plenty of opportunity to enjoy $9 martinis, $9 select wines and cocktails, $5 Miller High Life, and half-price raw oysters and shellfish towers. A perfect way to wind down after work or ease into a great evening. Walk-ins welcome, no reservation needed.
🎵 Live Music every Thursday at 7:30PM Let the weekend start early! Settle in, order something delicious, and enjoy an evening of live music. No cover charge, just show up and enjoy.
🥂 Bottomless Brunch Every Saturday & Sunday, 11AM–4PM $33 per person for bottomless tiki cocktails, mimosas, and bloody marys. Gather your favorite people and stay for awhile because weekends were made for this.
Make a reservation or explore the full menu at cordeliadc.com.
📍 Cordelia Fishbar | 550 Morse St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 | Union Market District
Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard
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Thanks to Daniel for sending: “I love this place in L’Enfant plaza and noticed their menu looked different. Turns out they have already opened up a location in Arlington and are opening two more locations per their website – one in DC and one in Charlottesville.”
RONALD BEGAN BUILDING & INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20004
Coming Soon!
To celebrate DC native Haili Blassingame’s debut novel, THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, Lost City Books is throwing a launch party themed around messy love stories. Haili, and a crew of writers she has assembled, will read excerpts from their work, but there will also be audience participation in the form of anonymously submitting messy dating stories. It’s going to be a night of laughter, of gasps, of books, of great company. Refreshments will be available. We can’t wait to see you there!
Thanks to Bradford (and Nicole) for sharing this awesomeness in Trinidad.
Thanks to Jenny for sending: “Datsun 280ZX on T St!”
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From Alert DC:
“The Washington Regional Alcohol Program will be providing free Lyft rides home up to $15 from Saturday, October 26th starting at 10 pm -Sunday, October 27th 4 am.”
3519 Connecticut Ave, NW
From an email:
“This Saturday, October 26, we’ll mark the ten-year anniversary of Weygandt Wines in Cleveland Park with a free tasting from noon to 4:00pm that will include F.X. Pichler, the producer featured at our very first tasting.”