H20 RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Washington DC (Restaurant) Closed

H20 Nightclub and Restaurant DC Closed











Sad news today for Abdul Khanu, his waterfront venue has been closed by ABRA Board. This is bad news for Khanu who was just seen relaxing with us last week at Josephines on friday night.

After three successive incidents at H2O during the early morning of August 23, the D. C. Chief of Police closed H2O for a 96-hour period until the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board could review the situation. Each of the three incidents was a violent felony assault either inside of or related to activities of the establishment and serious enough to require the victims to be hospitalized.

The rationale for the closing according to the Chief of Police was “to ameliorate the danger the establishment presents to public safety.” On August 27,2008, after testimony by two detectives for the Attorney General’s office and four ABRA investigators, the ABRA Board decided to keep the license suspended past the 96-hour period until a Show Cause hearing is held on October 22, 2008. A “show cause” hearing is held by ABRA “whenever the Board has reasonable cause to believe that any license or permit should be revoked or suspended.”

Following the closing of his massive waterfront venue, Khanu moved his birthday bash to neighboring Zanzibar restaurant. In unsurprising news, Zanzibar the titanic, three-story establishment that hasn't been doing so well with the seafood restaurant and was in danger of losing its liquor license, reversed its fortunes and won an appeal to become a nightclub.

More on this story here.

The Park at 14th - Prices are Rising just like Gas?

The Prices are Rising at the Park at 14Th

You heard it first here, some of you may be shocked the next time you visit Marc Barnes newest creation the The Park on 14TH. You may notice that a $20 cover charge has now been established for those not on the list.

Also for all you chronic bottle poppers and table service devotees. The prices have gone up for table reservations on all 3 levels of Park. No reason has been given for the resent hike in prices at the venue.

The Park at 14TH, which has begun hosting with the amazing Cat, the weekly after party for Mark Ein's Washington Kastles. If you attended the soiree last Tuesday you know its was a beautiful and well healed crowd.

Currently Thursdays nights are going strong with a heavy happy hour crowd, transitioning into what used Earth at Dream...do remember those days. We know you do, we get deja vu every time we come to Park..same crowd, similar music set up - with top notch Deejays on the top floors spinning house with your regular club anthems and hip hop favorites on the lower floors. Ala LOVE/Dream.

Which might mention is reportedly on the market for a rumoured cool...13 Million dollars. Way to go Marc Barnes, can we let cat out the bag about the plans for his new venue, sorry not yet. Along with that he might have a new neighbor as Platinum/H20 owner is slated to open a new venue in the abandoned Hechts building on New York Ave. As some may know the South West waterfront area is scheduled for a major renovation with involves demoliton of the 800 Water St. H20 location.

LOVE

1350 Okie Street NE

Washington, DC

www.lovetheclub.com

Platinum Nightclub - Up for Sale/Lease

Platinum Nightclub is Officially Closed!

Well the day has finally come. As we reported earlier in our updates in the Penn Quarter area, the troubles Abdul Khanu's incident prone Platinum was having. Well it seems Papadopoulos Properties has had a enough. Now when you visiting Ultrabar or COCO Sala you can see the large for lease sign for the building.

The building which was orginially a bank has housed various nightclubs for the past 30 years. The future for the building is currently unknown, but rumours have have been buzzing around the city for weeks in regards to new ownership. We will definitely keep you updated.

Josh B.