Let’s not get lost in the dive bar discourse. Let’s just say this: Franks Wild Years opens today in a former dry cleaner space off 14th Street, but feels like it might have been hidden there for decades.
https://t.co/Y4LMyrUf3z
Franks Wild Years—a sideshow-themed bar with dive vibes—opens today off 14th Street.
You are definitely going to want to see the bathrooms.
https://t.co/6dWDRFj8vG
Arrests for liquor law violations have increased pretty dramatically in the last few years in D.C.; MPD data shows 164 in 2023, 907 in 2024, and 1,240 in 2025. )Great background here: https://t.co/pqkNdNXjJS) Now, plenty of arrests would be MPD; this is federal agents.
Carlos Delgado, the chef behind Michelin-starred Causa and hot new handroll counter Maru San, is opening Brisa: a new Coastal Latin American restaurant in Buzzard Point.
https://t.co/IIp5ERKBH7
Anti-foie gras group Pro-Animal DC says it’s halfway toward collecting enough signatures to get a foie gras ban on the ballot.
Some background:
https://t.co/5fMoWIPLto