ANXO opens its Bottle Shop with new seating; has eyes on expanding more on Kennedy Street

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ANXO opens its Bottle Shop with new seating; has eyes on expanding more on Kennedy Street

Last week ANXO quietly opened the front doors at its 711 Kennedy Street location. Last summer ANXO had to close its flagship location in Truxton Circle and said that they were planning on expanding their location on Kennedy Street. Phase 1 is finally complete with the new “bottle shop” in the front part of their property opening. Between their cider, wine, spirits and pizza, ANXO is upping their game on Kennedy.

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ANXO plans to expand their Kennedy Street location with full kitchen, more seating

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ANXO plans to expand their Kennedy Street location with full kitchen, more seating

ANXO cidery announced that they are planning on shutting down their flagship location in Truxton Circle because of a 15-month struggle to find common ground with their landlord. While being heartbroken to have to close their Florida Avenue location — ANXO opened over 5 years ago at that spot — they have grown from a small restaurant and cidery to an international distributor of their house-made ciders.

The silver-lining of this news is that ANXO plans on expanding their Brightwood Park location at 711 Kennedy St NW.

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Fungus among us: ANXO creates a club for mushroom aficionados

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Fungus among us: ANXO creates a club for mushroom aficionados

I used to dream about secret places in DC… dirt roads in the clouds over Georgetown that ended somewhere Mount Olympus-like, unmarked art galleries down dark alleys, houses utterly hidden from view. Turns out I was on to something — except I should have been looking down, not up, for the forests here are teeming with edible mushrooms.

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Kennedy Street gets social with two upcoming events

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Kennedy Street gets social with two upcoming events

Kennedy Street received a Main Streets designation recently, leading to streetscape improvements like new sidewalks, benches and trash cans that make the area mare visually appealing and welcoming. The Kennedy Street Development Corporation led the effort for the designation, and continues to work for community-focused improvements and opportunities. One piece of that are more social gatherings in the area.

Here’s two upcoming events...

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