Borderstan reports that a cocktail bar is planned for the empty retail space next to Meats and Foods

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‘Comfortable’ Neighborhood Cocktail Bar Planned for Florida Ave.

by Andrew Ramonas — February 17, 2016 at 3:45 pm

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A cocktail bar geared toward locals who live near Florida and Rhode Island avenues NW is slated to open in the coming months, one of its owners told Borderstan today.

The watering hole, which has a working name of “Truxton Inn,” might start serving drinks at 251 Florida Ave. NW as early as this summer, owner Matt Weiss said. But Weiss warned that he is in the “very beginning stages” of work to open the bar in the same building as Meats & Foods, noting he only just applied for a liquor license this week.
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Two clarifying tweets:

♭oſsi ‏@thisisbossi                         

.@borderstan Just as long as no one touches @MeatsAndFoods or I will send my goomba after them.

7:46 PM - 17 Feb 2016 

Meats & Foods‏@MeatsAndFoods         

@thisisbossi we're not going anywhere, just gaining neighbors!

9:55 PM - 17 Feb 2016