Apparently Starbucks wasn’t the only coffee shop closed yesterday. According to a post on Murky Coffee’s website, their Capitol Hill location was shuttered on Tuesday by the D.C. government.We’ve had a hiccup with the DC Government, and were shut-down for a couple of non-compliance issues. We’re in communication with them, and expect to be back up-and-running in a couple of days.An employee at their Arlington location told us this afternoon the issue is related to…

For any coffee lover brave enough to venture through the coffee saturated air and contact caffeine high in the D.C. Convention Center this past weekend, both the Mid-Atlantic Regional Barista Competition and Millrock Latte Art Championship proved to be a feast for the nose, as well as the eyes. Saturday evening, baristas from near and far – one from as far as Vancouver – competed in the Latte Art competition. Eleven latte pourers, including Murky…

Come 7 a.m., D.C.-area coffee counters turn into mini-war zones. Every morning, baristas are assaulted with wave after wave of java-heads, looking for their morning fix, and only the most grizzled, hardened and well-trained survive. This weekend, the Mid Atlantic Regional Barista Competition comes to D.C. to weed out the weaklings and find the best local barista. This year’s competition, hosted by Murky Coffee, takes place in the Washington Convention Center from February 15-16 alongside…