This marks the return of DCist’s bar feature, Coalition of the Swilling. Don’t forget Poland! Post by DCist contributor Brandon Gentry It’s no secret: 18th Street can be a real mess, especially on the weekends. Drunk folks crowd the sidewalks, angling for fights and hook-ups. Too many of the bars cater to the lowest common denominator (“Shots! Blaaaargh!”) or to adults playing dress-up (it’s hard to pretend you’re on a secret mission when you’re puking…
Today the on-going tiff between Vegetate and Shiloh Baptist Church in Shaw gained mainstream media attention. Well, sort of. Washington Times columnist Adrienne Washington reporter Amy Dolittle today explores the two sides of the conflict in the wake of the city’s recent decision not to grant the vegetarian restaurant a liquor license. City officials based their decision on an existing law forbidding the sale of alcohol within 400 feet of a school. One point of…
It’s easy to scare children with talk of Boogeymen and Bloody Marys, creatures in the closet, or things that go bump in the night. But we adults are immune to such terrors, right? Right? The Velvet Sky, making its world premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, borrows liberally from such classic childhood nightmares, from bony fingers that grab from out of nowhere to fierce, raptor-like birds which glide in ominously during many moments of the production….
Okay, if you haven’t caught on by now, this DCist is a little Bloody Mary obsessed. Its not a libation that we always order, but there are certain times where no other drink will do. Bloodys are also drinks of infinite variety. We’ve had versions with grated wasabi and garnished with a cajun shrimp, one that contained five different kinds of olives, and an interesting Canadian variation called the “Bloody Caesar” made with clamato. The…
If asked where to go for brunch in Adams Morgan, LeftBank would be very low on our list. Call us cheap, but we’re no fans of $12 cocktails or the restaurant’s pricey menu. In a pinch, however, we might have considered the place. But a reader pointed out a policy that now puts LeftBank on our “do not ever ever go there” list: $2.50 refills for all cups of coffee. Sure, coffee beans don’t come…
DCist was critical of new Dupont “restolounge” Cloud before, noting that the white-on-white, bar with beds theme was feeling pretty tired. But owner Savino Recine didn’t stop there. In fact, he’s taken the bed theme to its logical conclusion. Beginning Sunday, May 8th, Cloud is encouraging patrons to come to their Sunday brunch service clad in their pajamas. There are some good things about Cloud’s new brunch service. For $21.95, diners will have their choice…
