In the Bayou's no-frills, stone-and-brick building on K Street under the Whitehurst Freeway, a singer was once fed a rat sandwich as a practical joke. Employees had sex under the club's stage. Jazz bands swung. A manager nicknamed "Little Hitler" ruled the roost. Foreigner played there—twice.
The Bayou: D.C.’s Killer Joint, a 90-minute, locally [...]

We can all safely breathe: The National Pinball Museum will stick to its current location in Georgetown until at least Sept. 5. Just days before its lease was to expire—when it expected to be given the boot—the non-profit received a short-term extension. Director of Operations Tiffani Huskey tells Arts Desk that all it took was [...]

The Issue: A proposed mural by Byron Peck that would have decorated the Eagle Bank on Wisconsin Ave. in Georgetown was rejected by the Old Georgetown Board last week, after Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E adopted a resolution against it two weeks ago. The three-member board reviews semipublic and private design plans in Georgetown, and makes [...]

Yesterday our sister publication, the Chicago Reader, posted an item about buying patterns in Chicago neighborhoods, based on information from the bargain-searching website shopittome.com. Since D.C. was not one of the four cities on the list (the others were New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles), we're left to speculate on shopping patterns in District [...]

It's a common sight on M Street in the summer: couples strolling around clad in Madras plaid and polos with popped collars, shod in espadrilles and Topsiders. Few neighborhoods in any American city embody Official Preppy Handbook style quite like Georgetown. It's a fitting location, then, for the headquarters of the necktie company making the [...]

From 1964 to 1968, the British Walkers were one of DC’s top rock bands.  They played many nights a week at the Roundtable in Georgetown, released a number of singles, and did some shows in England.  Now, due to the efforts of longtime local rockabilly/roots rocker Billy Hancock, they have reunited decades later for some [...]