625 H Street, NE photos courtesy Grand Central Sportsbook & Cafe
From a press release:
“Grand Central LLC is excited to open its second sportsbook in the District of Columbia on H Street in Ward 6 in Northeast DC: Grand Central Sportsbook & Cafe (625 H Street NE). Its first sportsbook, Grand Central Restaurant, Bar & Sportsbook in Adams Morgan, opened in October 202. It was the first Class B license granted in the District of Columbia. (more…)
photo by Brian Wee
Thanks to Brian for sending this super shot from the “perch on the roof of the LINE Hotel in Adams Morgan”
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
1015 ½ 7th Street, NW
The placard for Flirt Cocktail Bar and Social Club says:
“New Class “C” Tavern with a Seating Capacity of 100 and Total Occupancy Load of 280. (more…)
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
3501 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Thanks to all who messaged us this magnificent update to yesterday’s California Tortilla signs down. Buffalo & Bergen signs are up!! And are they tantalizing?!
Did somebody say “Carb Bar”?!!? BAGELS. SANDWICHES: (more…)
Thanks to Susan for sending the shot above, note the flowers and liquor bottle (Makers Mark) at the base.
NPS writes: “While the Arboretum will propagate clippings of “Stumpy” to create trees that are genetic matches, it will still be necessary to remove it as part of the seawall rehabilitation project.”
I always took Stumpy for a gin drinker… (more…)
Every first Sunday of the month shoppers will be able to browse Logan Circle’s newest monthly creative and vintage market. Logan Circle Main Street, in partnership with K-Bird, Barrel House Cafe & Bar, and Emily of LOVERS Plant Studio & Wares, host a monthly outdoor market designed to bring together local artists, makers, small businesses, and neighbors in the heart of the Logan Circle community.
The next market will be Sunday June 7, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM along P Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, including the exterior of K-Bird and the northern exterior of Barrel House Cafe & Bar.
Thanks to W. for sending: “From a local free library, full of women’s condoms and DH Lawrence books.
Notably missing: Lady Chatterly’s Lover. Coincidence? I think nay.”
If you should find something of note/unusual in a little free library, please snap a photo and send it to my email at [email protected] and please let me know what neighborhood it’s from. Thanks! Look what I found in a Little Free Library is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
1517 U Street, NW
“Thank you for 7 beautiful years, community!”
Qi Kratom opened here back in 2017. (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
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2100 14th Street, NW
Thanks to all who sent photos of the new V Street Lounge signage.
STAY TUNED for an opening date.
Thanks to Andrew for sending above and the Contessa for sending below: (more…)