nightlife

Bartender Nearing Last Call Can’t Wait to Hear Your Super Original Cover of “Closing Time” at Karaoke

NORFOLK, Va. — Nearing the end of a stressful night, Brian Nasteff, a bartender at popular downtown restaurant and karaoke spot Sully’s Pub, can’t wait to hear your unique and inventive cover of “Closing Time,” sources confirmed Friday. [read more ... ]

Local Speakeasy Patron Suspects Bartender Has Made up at Least Half of Ingredients Listed in Cocktail

RICHMOND, Va. — After hearing about the squid ink demerara and the lavender sponge that supposedly went into her drink, local speakeasy patron Becky Hilliard began to suspect that the bartender was making up at least half of the ingredients in her [read more ... ]

Charlottesville ABC Stores to Begin Offering Boxed Wine Decanters

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In an effort to preserve the integrity of their assorted boxed wine varietals, Virginia ABC has launched the sale of boxed wine decanters in Charlottesville stores. The new decanters, which resemble plastic milk jugs, are [read more ... ]

Fan Resident OK With Going Wherever for Dinner Tonight

RICHMOND, Va. — In a classic case of dining indifference, a local Fan resident is OK with going wherever for dinner tonight, sources confirmed Saturday. RELATED (article continued below): Fan Resident Trained For Seven Months To Complain About [read more ... ]

Arlington Trivia Team Unable to Agree on Snarky Name, Disbands

ARLINGTON, Va. — Unable to handle the pressures of choosing a snarky yet sophisticated name for their group, an Arlington-based trivia team has chosen to disband and dissolve its membership effective immediately. Witnesses to the dispute claim [read more ... ]

Grandstaff & Stein Speakeasy Now Offering Night in Jail to Commemorate Prohibition

RICHMOND, Va. — Local speakeasy Grandstaff & Stein has begun offering a new promotion, allowing customers to enhance their prohibition era experience by spending one night in jail. General Manager Theodore “Bugsy”” Rockefeller explained [read more ... ]

Balliceaux Ghost Warns Prospective Restaurant Owners, “Get Out! Get Out!”

RICHMOND, Va. — Screaming in anguish to discourage a new restaurant from taking over its space, the ghost of 203 N. Lombardy St. warned all who entered to leave immediately or face the wrath of a deadly curse that has plagued the location, sources [read more ... ]

DC Bar Bans Question ‘What do you do?’ Happy Hour Silent

WASHINGTON — Following a new ban on the common greeting “What do you do?” the patrons of a popular D.C. bar have gone silent, sources confirmed Sunday. Bar Charley, a lively spot for young professionals, instituted the policy last week in an [read more ... ]

Bottled Water and Toilet Paper Party Is Church Hill Man’s Desperate Attempt to Get Some Use out of Hurricane Supplies

RICHMOND, Va. — In an effort to make quick use of some of non-perishable items purchased in advance of Hurricane Florence, Church Hill resident Nicholas Tillman held a Bottled Water and Toilet Paper Party over the weekend, sources confirmed [read more ... ]