Posts Tagged ‘bars’

Drink to Support the D.C. Rape Crisis Center Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the Washington, D.C. National Organization for Women will host a fundraiser at Madam's Organ in order to benefit the D.C. Rape Crisis Center. The simple activity of consuming alcohol at a bar is so often used to blame rape survivors for their assaults, so it's nice to see a bar invested in the effort [...]

Groping at Cobalt, Consensual and Otherwise

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Is there a more grope-centric nightlife destination in the District of Columbia than Cobalt? Out of the dozens of groping stories reported to the Sexist over the past couple of months, two highly non-consensual groping incidents took place inside the Dupont Circle gay bar. In one incident, a man latched onto a woman [...]

Tomorrow: All Sex. All Day.

Tomorrow, the fate of our alt-weekly's ownership may finally be decided, again.  While Creative Loafing brass are hugging it out in Atlanta bankruptcy court, CP staff will be busy proving that we still deserve our paychecks. We're spending the whole day writing about fucking.
On the Sexist tomorrow: explore D.C.'s massage parlors, porn shops, courthouse weddings, [...]

New Adams Morgan Bar Loves the Ladies; Dudes, Not So Much

As local blogger Tim at the 42 reported yesterday, the 2323 18th St NW spot formerly occupied by Nolan's will open again this Saturday. The replacement, "The Town Tavern," has some gender-specific rules for entrance, and they're not benefiting Adams Morgan's storied dude population.
Here are some specifics: Women 21 and over can enter, but men [...]

Madams Organ Could Lose License Over Touchy Customer

Today is the day of reckoning for notorious Adams Morgan blues bar Madams Organ and its equally notorious owner, Bill Duggan. As Marc Fisher reports, D.C.'s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will meet today to decide the fate of the bar's liquor license, a ruling that will rest upon the story of a couple wandering hands.
According [...]