Ben's Chili Bowl opens on H Street NE on July 8. [Frozen Tropics]
Longtime Off the Record bartender John Boswell has retired. [Eater]
The best queer nightlife in D.C. [DCist]
Budding restaurateurs compete for facetime with D.C. restaurant bigwigs. [WBJ]
Slash Run, a bar with a hair-metal theme, coming to Petworth. [Post]
Vidalia ending lunch service on July 1. [PoPville]
Four new liquor licenses snatched up in Georgetown. [Georgetown Metropolitan]
Where to celebrate Independence Day [Drink DC]
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