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Photo by Sommer Mathis Cuba Libre, a new Cuban restaurant and rum bar taking over a spot at the corner of 9th and H streets NW, has pushed back its opening date to September, a spokesperson for the bar has confirmed. The restaurant's owners had hoped to open their doors first in June, and then by the end of July, but the date has been postponed for reasons not detailed on Monday.
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Rubber sidewalk slabs have been installed on top of tree roots on Rhode Island Ave. NW. Photo by Sommer Mathis. There's a stretch of sidewalk on Rhode Island Ave., between 9th and 7th streets NW, that has long been difficult to navi... Read Post

Photo by Sommer Mathis GA Cleaners, also known as Georgia Avenue Cleaners and commonly referred to as Q Street Cleaners, located at the corner of 14th and Q Streets NW, will close for good this Saturday. Signs in the store's windows... Read Post

Chef Guillermo Pernot is not only recreating a Cuban cultural experience in his Penn quarter establishment Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar. He's also organizing a five-day culinary-themed tour of the island's capital this spring. [ ... Read Post