Author Megan Flynn

Union Drinkery, the great new bar at 3216 Georgia from the A&D and Sundevich folks, is doing a fun event on Dec. 18, an ugly sweater party from 7-11pm. The spot, if you haven’t been, is an awesome, chill neighborhood cocktail bar with good prices and food from the neighboring Small Fry — things like…

Last night I popped into Odd Provisions, the cool new corner store from Room 11 alums Jess Woods and Rachel Mowrer at 11th and Lamont, and I really liked it. It’s a one stop shop for a lot of things, and they have really good quality stuff. They have a lot of produce, beer and…

In October we learned that the replacement for Chez Billy was going to be Ten Tigers Parlour, an “Asian street food lounge” from chef Tim Ma and the Hilton brothers, who run the Gibson and many other spots around town. And now we know when: the Washingtonian reports it’s opening Saturday. The place looks amazing…

Here’s an awesome way to help DC SCORES, the local nonprofit that provides after school programs for kids with poetry and soccer. And all you have to do is eat at any Chipotle in the city and bring the above flyer, show it to the casher on your phone, or just tell them you’re supporting…

If you’re looking for holiday gifts, or just some neat stuff for yourself, head up to the 800 block of Upshur Street on Saturday, just to the east of Georgia Avenue. They’re hosting their 11th annuals Art and Craft fair with businesses, vendors and restaurants all offering items, as well as live music, food vendors…

The holidays are around the corner, and if you want to get a Christmas tree (or other tree for your holiday) there are a few local options I’ve heard about. If you know others, post them in the comments! Two local schools are selling trees as a fundraiser: Bancroft Elementary in Mt. Pleasant and West…

Georgia Avenue Thrive has their next neighborhood cleanup this Saturday starting at 10 am at the corner of Georgia and Morton, and they’re providing all the equipment you’ll need. And afterwards, Midlands will give all volunteers one free beer up to $7. Can’t beat that!

I’ve been excited for this: there’s a new store coming to the old Arthur’s shop at 11th and Lamont. Former Room 11 staffers Jess Woods and Rachel Mowrer are opening Odd Provisions this Friday, a corner store with convenience-type goods as well as food and produce from local farms, craft beer and prepared foods like…

This is interesting news from Upshur Street: cocktail bar and restaurant Twisted Horn is changing its name to Hank’s Cocktail Bar, to reflect that it’s part of the Hank’s Oyster Bar family, and also lowering prices. According to Petworth News, they wanted to be more of a neighborhood restaurant. They recently lowered prices and added…