Room 11, our venerable little cocktail spot at 11th and Lamont, is turning seven, and they’re celebrating some of their classic cocktails for $7. I bet that would include favorites like the Burnt Sugar Old Fashioned, Rite of Spring and others they’ve had for a long time. The spot, owned by Paul Ruppert and crew,…

If you have little ones, the Banneker City Little League baseball and softball leagues are getting underway soon. There are age groups for kids from age 4 to 15, so anyone can participate, and the season starts Sept. 10. Sounds fun! Their home games are at the Banneker Rec Center at Georgia and Euclid, where…

Some good news for the vacant building on the southeast corner of Sherman and Park, which formerly housed the Nationhouse School: it’s going to become a nine-unit residential building with two commercial spaces, according to Urban Turf. Nationhouse is an Afrocentric school that grew out of Howard University activism, moved elsewhere. This building at 770…

UPDATE: I posted the wrong building and wrong address, I thought the entire black building was Small Fry. It’s actually the building above, not the one below. Original post below. A while ago, I wrote that there was a new bar coming to Georgia Ave, Union Drinkery to be located next to Small Fry, the…

This is pretty funny, and a fun way to give to the Hillary campaign: Petworth Citizen will be slinging a lot of politically-themed cocktails tonight and giving 15% of the proceeds to HRC’s campaign. The event is called “Variations on a Theme: I’m with Her” and includes drinks like the I’m With DaiqHERi, Tim Rickey…

Wonderland, our esteemed local watering hole, turns 12 this year, and they’re celebrating a decade of beer, trivia, dancing, neighbors and fun this Sunday, Aug. 7. It starts at 4pm and there will be drink specials, live music, a pig roast and more. Here’s the Facebook invite. Sounds awesome. I’ve been going to the spot…

In case you missed it yesterday, Tchoup’s Market, the New Orleans-focused replacement for Alfie’s from Alex McCoy, is opening tomorrow. The Post has an article on it — despite the New Orleans theme it’s not going to be what you might imagine, more focused on the city’s diverse food scene. The name comes from Tchoupitoulas…

More stuff coming to Upshur Street! Celebrity chef Alex McCoy is opening an “old world sandwich shop and market” at 845 Upshur, according to the Washingtonian. The final-name-pending spot will have British style sandwiches, like salt beef (a lot like corned beef), tuna and chicken salad, and other items, all served to-go. The peregrinations of…