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Sep 27, 2017

Jerry Seinfeld And Dave Chappelle Spotted Filming In D.C.

Seinfeld ran into some car trouble while ferrying Chappelle in a classic Citroen coupe for an episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Mar 13, 2015

The Weekly Feed: Corn Of The Irish Edition

Guinness and Jameson isn’t the only way to celebrate the Irish this weekend.

Dec 02, 2014

The Diner Is Home To D.C.’s First Bitcoin ATM Machine

But the restaurant does not accept Bitcoin as payment.

Feb 12, 2014

The Best Places To Get A Late Night Bite In D.C.

Because there really aren’t that many 24-hour restaurants in this city!

Oct 10, 2012

Andrew Sullivan Leaves Adams Morgan for New York and Hates It There

You won’t see Andrew Sullivan hunched over The Diner’s lunch counter anymore. The super-blogger has moved to New York. But he kind of hates it there.

Apr 09, 2012

The City That Sleeps: D.C. Isn’t a 24-Hour Town, and That’s Perfectly Fine

Last week two D.C. restaurants announced that they were scrapping late-night hours. That’s OK—D.C. isn’t a 24-hour type of town, at least not yet.

Aug 29, 2006

Brew at the Zoo

By DCist contributor Celeste Dawn Mitchell Two thousand of the khaki crowd’s finest came out to party Thursday at Friends of the National Zoo’s Young Professionals’ (or FONZ YP’s, if you will) sold-out Brew at the Zoo. Proceeds went toward its Asian elephant conservation project. Just in case patrons forgot they were partying for a cause, four-ounce fill-lines on souvenir mugs intimated that this was a classy tasting affair, not a frat kegger. Though…

Dec 03, 2005

Open City Opens in Woodley Park

Yesterday DCist popped by Open City in Woodley Park, a new “coffeehouse/diner/bar” from the folks behind Adams Morgan’s popular Tryst and The Diner. While we didn’t try the food our companion dined on decadent-looking chocolate cake, and the plates going by seemed to match the generally good quality we’ve found at the proprietor’s Adams Morgan establishments. Over at the Post’s City Guide, Open City has gotten mixed reviews, perhaps a reflection of some of the…

Apr 29, 2005

The Price of Coffee

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…

Nov 19, 2004

Looking at Artomatic’s Film Shorts

(From DCist contributor Cyndi Spain) DCist is heading to Artomatic to see DC Independent Film Festival’s 2004 shorts tonight. The screening begins with the chance to mingle with featured filmmakers and submit work for the 2005 showcase. Cocktails are available — presenting a great opportunity to combine Friday happy hour with artsy intellectualism. At 7:30 p.m., the screening begins with “Made in DC,” a compilation of the D.C.-area films. Subsequent DCIFF shorts include the…

 
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