There’s no event at the Arena this month, so we should be in decent shape for seating. We’ll be meeting some around 6:30.

Our goal is the nooks to the left on the left half of the restaurant (if you look at it from the street). If you were at the AppSec DC VIP in 2010, you know where that is. I’ll be watching Twitter aggressively to see if people are having trouble finding us. I will be coming up from Alexandria that day, so I might not be there right at 6:30, though I am hoping to be.

Driving in Chinatown is pretty awful, however (not that U Street was better). However, if you are willing to go a few blocks over, there are (rush hour zones not-withstanding, but that’s a problem everywhere) plenty of places to park on the outskirts of Chinatown and walk in.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate somewhere later.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday April 25th 6:30 PM

Fado’s
808 7th St NW
Washington DC 20001

So, THIS WEEK, a few of us are going to stop conjecturing about different venues, and put things to the test — we’re going to meet up in Chinatown at RFD at  5:30 PM THIS Wednesday the 18th, and check out a bunch of different venues between there and Dupont. Then hopefully instead of jerking everyone’s chain each month, we’ll have a better idea of what works and what doesn’t, and will make a much more informed new suggestion. We’d like to invite you all to join us (though we really didn’t give advance notice).

Having these on off-CapSec weeks could become a trend if the weather stays nice

Currently, we are looking at hitting:

Chinatown
RFD — http://www.lovethebeer.com/rfd.html
Redline — http://dcredline.com/

Metro Center
The Laughing Man Tavern — http://laughingmantavern.com/location.html
The Hamilton — http://www.thehamiltondc.com/restaurant

Dupont
Helix – http://www.yelp.com/biz/helix-lounge-washington <– I’m assuming this is the Helix people talk about — haven’t been there myself

At 30+ minutes a venue plus walk/bus/taxi/train/uber, that’s a pretty full evening. I take no offense if no one shows up. But I hope to see some of you all out there! I’ll try to keep Twitter updated with what we are planning.

Regardless of what you are doing for AppSec, come out to CapSec at Fado in Chinatown the week before!

There’s no event at the Arena this month, so we should be in decent shape for seating. We’ll be meeting some around 6:30.

Our goal is the nooks to the left on the left half of the restaurant (if you look at it from the street). If you were at the AppSec DC VIP party last year, you know where that is. I’ll be watching Twitter aggressively to see if people are having trouble finding us. I will be coming up from Alexandria that day, so I might not be there right at 6:30, though I am hoping to be.

Driving in Chinatown is pretty awful, however (not that U Street was better). However, if you are willing to go a few blocks over, there are (rush hour zones not-withstanding, but that’s a problem everywhere) plenty of places to park on the outskirts of Chinatown and walk in.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate somewhere later.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday March 28th 6:30 PM

Fado’s
808 7th St NW
Washington DC 20001

Driving in Chinatown is pretty awful, however (not that U Street was better). However, if you are willing to go a few blocks over, there are (rush hour zones not-withstanding, but that’s a problem everywhere) plenty of places to park on the outskirts of Chinatown and walk in.

We’ll be meeting some around 6. Our goal is the nooks along the bar on the left half of the restaurant (if you look at it from the street). If you were at the AppSec DC VIP party last year, you know where that is. I’ll be watching Twitter aggressively to see if people are having trouble finding us. I will be coming up from Alexandria that day, so I might not be there right at 6, though I am hoping to be.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate somewhere later.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday November 30th 6:00 PM

Fado’s
808 7th St NW
Washington DC 20001

We will NOT be at Stetson’s this month. In fact, we are looking for a new home. Likely to be in the Chinatown or Metro Center area.

However, this month, we were invited to http://aparty.eventbrite.com/. If you can make it down there, we’ll see you! If not, we’ll see you back in DC next month (in November).

This month, unless it is pouring down, we are going to try to do the back patio in celebration of the cooler weather! So, get there early to help us grab tables!

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate down U Street.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday September 28th 6:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

Come join us THIS WEDNESDAY on the 27th of July at Stetson’s.

We’ll be meeting some time after Stetson’s opens at 5 PM. Hang out if no one’s there right away. People will show up, they always do. Check upstairs once the upstairs is open, we usually end up there hanging out with Molly unless there’s a special event going on.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate down U Street.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday July 27th 6:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

We’ll be meeting some time after Stetson’s opens at 5 PM. Hang out if no one’s there right away. People will show up, they always do.

@CapSecDC will be dark this week, since Doug is out of town, but there will be plenty of other folks on the tweets. Search #CapSecDC to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate down U Street.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday March 30th 6:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

We’ll be meeting some time after Stetson’s opens at 5 PM. Doug will be late this week, but you can party on with out him. Hang out if no one’s there right away. People will show up, they always do.

You can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out where we are later in the evening if we decide to migrate down U Street.

We’ve also “got group” here if you want to join in the discussion because you miss us so much.

CapSec DC
Wednesday September 29th 6:00 PM

Stetson’s
1610 U St NW
Washington DC 20009

So, in honor of these, and because we haven’t really done it in a
while, I’m calling you all out for a pub crawl. It can be a civilized,
have only a few, go home at a reasonable hour pub crawl, but the plan
will be to hit a few neighboring bars and drink and snack along the
way in my new ‘hood. If this really sucks, we’ll go back to the normal
“plan” next month.

Remember, you can also follow us on Twitter at @CapSecDC, to find out exactly where we are as the evening wears on.

CapSec DC
Wednesday August 25th 6:00 PM

Star & Shamrock
1341 H St NE
Washington DC 20002

We will start at the Star and Shamrock on H Street around 6-ish,
because they have an interesting selection of not too expensive bar
snacks and good pints, and then roll out if we feel like it as the
evening wears on. I’ll likely end up at Little Miss Whiskey’s as my
end point, as a friend is dj-ing there later that night.

A word about H Street: It’s really not as far out or inaccessible as
it sounds. Read on for tips and tricks about getting there:

Some points of interest:

Star & Shamrock — 1341 H Street NE — Jewish Deli
collides w/ Irish Pub.  DC bar prices, good grub, good pints, fairly
quick friendly service at the bar at least.
Biergarten Haus — 1355 H Street NE — Real German beer
garden w/ real German Beer. good grub but too much $$ for the food,
amazing beer
The Pug — 1234 H Street NE — the “local bar” on H
Street. Haven’t been here yet.
Little Miss Whiskey’s — 1104 H St NE — Great dive bar w/
amazing bottle/can beer selection for a hole in the wall.

If you are going to Metro: Go to Gallery Place. Yes, Gallery Place, as
odd as that seems. Find the 7th and H street exit (The one by the
Chinatown Arch) of the metro, and wait on the south side of H Street
(right next to the metro) for either the X2 Metrobus or the H Street
Shuttle to come by. Believe it or not, they run fairly frequently. Hop
on, and get off around 13th and H NE. There, wasn’t that easy? It
really is not as hard as the bus-phobic would think. Sure, you may run
into some “interesting characters,” but isn’t that true of anywhere on
the metro these days?

If you are driving: From points NE of the city — Take 295 down to Rte
50 West/New York Avenue. When you see the first traffic light off in
the distance, get to the left, and turn left on Bladensburg Road.
Drive through NE for a while and wonder what the hell you have gotten
yourself into. Bladensburg eventually hits this “Star Shaped”
intersection with H, Maryland, and 14th. It’s currently under
construction, and the one part of the trip that likely will suck. Take
the “soft right” through the intersection onto Maryland. Go at least
past 14th Street (one block, and look for parking along Maryland
somewhere. The further you go down Maryland (lower numbers), the
further you are from H street in terms of walking across to it. Walk
back to 13th & H. Do observe “city parking rules” with your car –
don’t leave stuff of value lying out, don’t park in a metro bus spot,
etc.

From points NW of the city — do you trust your GPS? it’s worked for
some. There are too many routes to go over from the NW part of the
city. Or you could drive around the beltway (ugh) and follow the
directions from the NE.

From VA: I leave it to you to figure out how to get to DC. You can
take 395 across the bottom of the city to 6th Street SE, and head
north. You just stay on it (for quite a while) until you are in NE,
and then you hit a park and take a right on Maryland. Go down to 13th
and Maryland, hang a U turn and park somewhere on the other side of
the street (Westbound).

Some general notes about parking:

- Do NOT try to park on H, unless you are one of those people who
always lucks out and finds parking. It’s under construction. I avoid
the actual “H Street” at all costs when in a car.
- Do NOT park really any distance more than a block north of H. It’s
a much less safe area as you go north, though the hipsters will argue
with you about that. Same goes w/ South of Maryland Ave. The sweet
spot is in the pie wedge between them, unless you get closer to
capitol hill, and then everywhere is “nice.”
- The are on the street around here is all zoned parking that expires
at 8:30, so if you park any time after 6:30 you are good until the
next morning.