WASHINGTON — Two new LGBTQ+ bars are expected to open up in the District by late summer, early fall.
Both Rush and Shakers will open their doors at 9th and U streets in Northwest, D.C.
The current owners of Dirty Goose, a local gay bar located in the heart of D.C.'s U-Street Corridor, acquired the space at 2014 9th Street in order to open their second LBGTQ+ bar called Shakers. The new bar, formerly Gaslight Tavern, Echo Park and Whitlow's, is set to open in mid-July.
Rush is set to open in September at 1923 9th Street, NW.
Both bars posted to newly made social media accounts to announce their openings in Washington, D.C.
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