The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted December 21, 2025

Here are some photos reflecting progress on the build out for some Capitol Hill restaurants which hope to open by the end of December or early January.

Civic on Barracks Row at 501 8th Street, SE

Taco Bell on Barracks Row at 411 8th Street, SE

Maru San (Peruvian fishrolls) at 325 7th Street, SE

The law finally caught up with Flowerz  at 318 Massachusetts Ave NE near Union Station.  ABCA shuttered Flowerz, Grass & Co, and four other weed outlets after determining these unlicensed establishments posed a significant risk to public health.  Among cannabis products seized at Flowerz were:  Marijuana: 68.3 Pounds, Pre-rolled Marijuana Cigarettes: 11.4 Pounds, THC Beverages: 69,036 Ounces, THC Gummies: 504,000 Grams, etc. , etc.

The closing of Flowers apparently opens to door for an establishment  three doors away at 312 Massachusetts Avenue NE that is sporting an application for a legal weed outlet in its front window.  ANC6C must be pretty unhappy about this.  The new establishment would not be able to open up in such close proximity to another cannabis outlet.

Here’s a photo from Saturday night of this year’s Congressional holiday tree looking down the mall.

And here’s a photo against the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol’s West Front. 

The Week Ahead …

Monday, December 22

ANC6A Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Licensing Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm

For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/

Agenda: 

Discussion of the application for a retail Class B Beer and Wine by US Spirits, LLC at 50 Massachusetts Ave NE Suite M118.

Discussion of the renewal of a Class C tavern license with Entertainment and endorsements at The Haymaker 1015 H Street NE.