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OUR FLOURISHING ECONOMY

Secret U St. Bar Increases Capacity To Serve You

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Exclusivity is no longer a viable business plan.Speakeasies, once prevalent during the last run-up to a depression, are curiously popular again in our not-at-all-dry DC. Though it’s not always clear what distinguishes a “speakeasy” from some other empty, expensive bar, the Gibson on U Street is probably described as such more often than any other watering hole in DC. MORE »