It may not have featured as much off-the-wall crap as the Hawk 'n' Dove, but those in the market for a skee ball machine or "enough equipment to furnish multiple restaurants" may be interested to know that the former ESPN Zone's innards will soon be up for grabs. more ›

The venerable Tune Inn is coming back. The adored bar will reopen on Friday, November 4, several months after an early morning fire caused significant damage and forced ownership to rebuild the kitchen. more ›

Despite the current economic climate, the District of Columbia is still home to plenty of jobs which pay mighty well. That said, the market for one high-paying position appears to have just missed out on qualifying for the Department of Employment Services' annual employment guide. more ›

Last week, local development blog DCMud reported that local uber-developer Douglas Development had picked up the deed on the Equitable Building at 915 F Street NW for $5 million, half of what the previous owner paid for it. It's a property that we've been keeping an eye on for some time. more ›

Around 1:45 a.m. this morning, three men with guns entered venerable Columbia Heights watering hole Wonderland Ballroom and proceeded to rob an employee before fleeing. more ›

Apex Nightclub, the 18-and-over dance spot popular with the District's LGBT and college residents, closed its doors last weekend and has been sold. more ›

D.C. police are classifying the death of a woman who fell from the rooftop of the W Hotel last night as a suicide. more ›

Is there anything more satisfying than knocking off work a few minutes early and heading to your local pub of choice to soak in a couple rays while downing an ice cold beverage? (Answer: no.) Now you can add the Red Palace to your outdoor drinking itinerary: the H Street bar/concert venue/burlesque joint opened an outdoor space yesterday. more ›

We know, we know: it's a little early to be talking about booze. But hey, according to a press release from the Dirty Martini, some of you people are probably already drunk! The Connecticut Avenue restaurant has launched a new, 48-ounce cocktail, in order to satiate Washington's "intrepid cocktail lovers" who "need big leisure time." more ›

Whether you drink top shelf or bottom rail, we want to know: who do you think the best bartenders in D.C. are -- and what makes them so great? more ›

Last weekend, we noted a protest which had been lodged against the liquor license renewal for Bladensburg Road NE bar Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club. Despite that protest, a spokesperson for the club informs DCist that things are operating as usual at the club, and there are no plans for the bar to stop serving its customers anytime soon. more ›

Jack Rose in Adams Morgan has been a long time coming. And it won't be long before we can enjoy the delicious collection of pre-Prohibition liquors, the food of Chef Michael Hartzer, the tasty cocktails of Rachel Sergi, and the strong beer program being developed by Brian Kruglak. Think of it as a fancier take on Owner Bill Thomas's Bourbon, but with a focus on scotch. Though no official opening date has been set, a recent visit to the construction site shows that it shouldn't be too long before they're open for business. more ›

Ample seating. Greasy, fried, no-good-for-you fare. Lots of draft beer. Plenty of high-definition televisions with all sorts of programming options. The components of a successful sports bar are simple to identify -- but the execution is often difficult. Such was the case at Momo's, the sports bar at 1334 U Street which closed a few months ago. Often, the bar would run out of draft beer on Sundays during football season -- a cardinal sin for a bar that caters to those in search of a sporting fix. But the space has been revamped with new ownership, and the guys behind Touchdown -- which opens today -- are not only promising to make good on Momo's failings, but add a dash of class while they're at it. more ›

About four months after Ali Ahmed Mohammed died outside its doors, DC9 will be returning to regular hours -- opening every night of the week, beginning tonight at 5 p.m. A return to daily operations was made possible when the city's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ruled to lift all restrictions on the bar this afternoon, specifically the requirement that club ownership pay for a reimbursable police detail whenever they were open. more ›

Well, there might not have been a knock-down, drag-out battle over the future of United Medical Center, but that doesn't mean today's gathering of the D.C. Council wasn't entertaining. One big subject of discussion at the Wilson Building this morning? Emergency legislation that will allow bars and restaurants in the District to remain open until 4 a.m. on March 13 in order to make up for the hour of service they lose due to Daylight Savings. more ›

Full disclosure: I've never attended a high school reunion. But I have to imagine that the experience is a lot like how it feels to drink a beer at Bier Baron, the bar which rapidly slipped into the worn clothes of the Brickskeller late last year. more ›

Today, Sticky Rice agreed to a settlement with the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board which will allow the restaurant to again serve alcohol this Friday, January 7. more ›

Up the Green Line past Pleasant Plains, I'm supposed to meet BARTENDERHULK at some new speakeasy on the corner of Brockway and Ogdenville. The bar itself is normal for what you find all over D.C.: backlit spirits, TVs overhead, 15 stools along a wooden bar, a mix of craft and crap. But the "man" behind the bar looks out of place. Green and shirtless, he has a musculature that suggests too much time with steroids. Every now and then he shouts at customers... more ›

Tired of last-minute shopping? Need a break from the holiday cold? Just looking for a place to plop down for a refreshing beverage? You're in luck: Washington Post Going Out Gurus editor Fritz Hahn points us to the Facebook page of The Mighty Pint, located at 1831 M Street NW, which says that the bar will be giving away free beer today and tomorrow. Free beer, guys! more ›

Prince of Petworth passed along word this morning that the ownership of the Museum of Arts & Sciences, a dance hall which was supposed to open in the former Old Equitable Bank/Platinum Nightclub/Club Bounce space at 915 F Street NW, had "unexpectedly suspended all operations and shuttered the business" yesterday at noon. more ›

Here's an interesting twist in the ongoing saga of the Brickskeller: WTOP's Adam Tuss, who was the first to break the news that the bar would be renamed Rock Creek later this month, reports today that the name will change again. Turns out that there is already an establishment with that moniker! more ›

During a hearing this morning, the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board unanimously denied a motion for reconsideration to reopen DC9. The board appears to have had concerns about reopening the club while the results of the medical examiner's report were still pending. Certainly a frustrating day for supporters of the club -- another ABRA hearing, scheduled for December 1, will reportedly revisit the motion. Five employees of the club had been arrested for allegedly beating Ali Ahmed Mohammed to death after an altercation on October 15, but those charges were dropped, perhaps temporarily, on November 5. more ›

Alright, it's time to hit the reset button on what we know so far about the incident during which a man died near DC9 last night. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier addressed the media a short time ago and said that DC9 Owner Bill Spieler and four other employees of the club will be charged with second-degree murder. Lanier also said that she would invoke the police emergency powers and shut down the club today, though she wouldn't say for how long. Lanier identified the man who died as 27-year-old Ali Ahmed Mohammed of Silver Spring. According to Lanier, Muhammed attempted to get into the bar after closing time last night; after he was rebuffed, he returned with a brick and threw it through the front window of the club. Lanier said that club employees then "chased him down the block, tackled him and assaulted him severely." more ›

Anyone who has read the menu at the Brickskeller can tell you that Julius Caesar called beer "a high and mighty liquor." But aside from being a favorite of Roman conquerors, it causes people to say funny stuff - stuff that when you overhear it, makes you really want to know how that conclusion was reached. What winding path was taken to get there? more ›

This photograph by akkleis seems like the perfect reflection of the weekend -- a lonely puddle and a windblown, broken streetlamp. The texture of the film gives it a more gritty street feel. EXIF. more ›

In all my time doing Photo of the Day, I don't think I've ever seen a picture of the outside of the U.S. Botanic Gardens, like this one by mosley.brian. Usually a lovely reflective night shot like this is the Kennedy Center, but we've been happy to see quite a few of our photographers head towards the gardens once the weather turns cold. It's open all year long and a fantastic way to get your dose of warm, flower fragrant fresh air during winter. In fact, they have extended hours until 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in December (except Christmas) with free musical performances. more ›

I love holiday photos like this, warm with just a hint of sparkle, rather than the garish no-holds-barred plastic Santa light display preferred by those with the festive spirit in overdrive. DC Jeff took this postcard perfect image somewhere on the Georgetown campus. Happy holidays indeed. Have you submitted your application for DCist Exposed 2008 yet? No time like the present! The 2007 winners are all over the place: mark your calendars for 6... more ›

Fans of Petworth bar Temperance Hall better get up there for their Sazerac cocktails as soon as possible—the bar is on its way out. Don't throw out your arms in plaintive questions to the heavens yet, though. While the bar will go, a bar will stay; the property has been sold to the folks behind Columbia Heights' The Wonderland Ballroom. Following a tip from Prince of Petworth, we caught the Wonderland owners, Matthew McGovern... more ›

French pianist Alain Planès has made good (and sometimes great) recordings of everything he played on his Sunday recital (see my recent review of the conclusion of his complete Debussy set). The event was sponsored by the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, as the third concert of what is, regrettably, its last season of concerts presented off the campus of the National Institutes of Health. In an unforgettable juxtaposition, the early start time... more ›