Down F Street

Candy Store IT'S SUGAR Opening Downtown

IT'S SUGAR  and FroZenYo will replace Ruby Tuesday

The IT'S SUGAR candy store chain will open its first DC location on busy 7th Street NW in Penn Quarter. With a planned opening of August 2013, this 1775 sq ft store should rake in the $$$ at 714 7th Street NW. This retail space is above Rocket Bar and partially comprises what was most recently a Ruby Tuesday. It's one half block from the Chinatown Friendship Arch, Metro's Gallery Pl-Chinatown rail station, and the Verizon Center.

IT'S SUGAR sells a mix of everyday candy, clothing, gifts, and novelty items. A few examples: a PMS chocolate bar (problematic), Hello Kitty Beanie Baby (hmm, ok), salt water taffy (memories!), and a 26 pound gummy python (no. just... no.). I see... in their future... lots of tourists. Lots and lots and lots... of tourists. Tourists who will act as cover for when you want to sneak in. Because I know you will. Everyone has a sweet tooth.

In a weird twist, the space next to IT'S SUGAR will offer another sweet treat: frozen yogurt. FroZenYo will open this summer as well, right next door at 712 7th Street NW, only blocks from another location already operating at 1006 F Street NW. FroZenYo is a DC-based chain with 11 stores in the Washington area. They plan to open 4 more, including a location in Boston, MA.

Adams Morgan Free Summer Music Series

June 2009.

The Adams Morgan Summer Music Series has been running for a few years now (at least since 2009?). It's back in 2013 for six Saturdays, care of the Adams Morgan Partnership BID. The concerts take place on the plaza in front of BB&T Bank at the corner of Columbia and Adams Mill Rds NW. The shows are FREE and start at 5:00 PM each Saturday June 1 - July 6. Here'e the lineup:

Saturday June 1: Kid Goat

American Rock and Roll with blues, Americana, and alt-country influences. Amazing vocalist Belen Pifel. From Washington DC. The show starts at 5:00 PM and ends at 7:00 PM. Two sets: 5:00 - 5:45 = the kid friendly set and 6:00 - 7:00 = the louder adult rock.

Saturday June 8: Batida Diferente

Jazz and Brazilian quartet. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Saturday June 15: Wheelie

Indie/Art Rock. Plus dance-hooping by Spinnabel Lee. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. 

Saturday June 22: Doug Stevenson and the Spades

"American." Influences include jazz, swing, county & western, bluegrass, rock and roll. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Saturday June 29: The Originators

Ska/Punk/Reggae. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Saturday July 6: Devils Walk as Saints

Rock: Heavy. Spacey. Raw. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.

Mount Pleasant Street at Dusk

New Local Music Series: Indie Adams Morgan

Indie Adams Morgan isn't so much a music venue as it is an ongoing music series. The collective organizes shows for both DC and touring bands. The shows take place in the space most of us know as Heaven & Hell - 2327 18th St NW in Adams Morgan. That's a bit of a departure from the old days of Neal The Angel's 80s night parties which ruled that space for many years. I have a feeling you'll be able to dance at some of these shows, too.

Indie Adams Morgan has a pretty robust schedule of shows, including one this Friday (tomorrow) with BRENDA, B Side Shuffle, and Andy D. $10. Music starts at 8:00PM. Enjoy the show!

Harper at Bat