Comments on: Time to fix D.C.’s liquor licensing mess

By: D.C. officials owe Hank’s more than an apology | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:03:22 +0000

[...] residents continue to wait for elected officials to fix the long festering mess of an alcohol licensing protest process that allowed a handful of residents …. It was a war of attempted attrition that began even before the restaurant opened in [...]

By: Graham’s liquor protest reform is huge fail | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:09:27 +0000

[...] Gray dined at Hank’s Oyster Bar last Thursday evening during the Independence Day holiday as a demonstration of support for chef-owner Jamie Leeds in her ongoing seven-year battle with a mere handful of notorious Dupont Circ…. [...]

By: All Souls wins lengthy liquor license battle | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:03:28 +0000

[...] bands of long familiar usual suspects has galvanized strong public support for regulatory reform. The folklore-status seven-year fight waged by only six Dupont Circle residents against Hank’s Oyst… is spurring accelerating calls to reserve neighborhood input on alcohol licensing issues to the [...]

By: Bruce Majors

Bruce Majors — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:43:06 +0000

I remember when either the Blade or City Paper did a kind of exit interview with the creator of Duplex Diner, who said if he had actually complied with DC regulations, or even waited for answers about what they mean, his restaurant would never have existed. Every day I ride my bike by shuttered businesses in DC, like LiteStar restaurant down at 22nd and L or Thai Kitchen down at 23rd and M. Closed and for rent for months, as the old site of Lambda Rising was all last year.

By: Mary tucker

Mary tucker — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:30:44 +0000

Great and timely article! We have launched a petition in support of Hank’s asking not only to rule in their favor but to initiate much needed change to the law allowing only a very small fe to represent all. In less than 3 days we have over 1500 signatures. Keep signing! URL attached.