In the interest of introducing new D.C. residents to the finest in District drinking, and old residents to spots they may not have heard of, DCist introduces our latest feature, Coalition of the Swilling. Who knew someone would open a bar near the Potomac Ave. Metro station? Joe Englert, that’s who. The man behind Capitol Lounge, new owner of the old Zack’s space, and the first man to move in hard on H Street isn’t…

Capitol Hill residents tired of shopping at the mediocre Safeway off Kentucky Avenue SE or the “Un-Safeway” located in the anachronistically named Hechinger Plaza will soon have a new option for full-service grocery shopping on the Hill. Voice of the Hill reports that real estate developer JPI, a leading “fully integrated real estate firm” will develop a mixed residential/commercial area between 13th and 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. SE, across from the Potomac Avenue Metro…