ALEXANDRIA—If we're not all fleeing town this weekend, Virtue Feed and Grain would cordially like to invite you to a hurricane watch party at their place. All weekend long, they'll be serving up Irene shandies for $3 and you'll get a free order of Virginia peanuts if you bring in a pack of batteries for charity. Don't worry, the Alexandria waterfront restaurant has sandbagged and boarded things up — though they are maybe getting a little ahead of themselves with the "I survived Irene" sign (pictured above) that they're asking guests to sign. No one's survived anything yet! [EaterWire]
BETHESDA—Bethesda Magazine reports that the Bethesda location of local chain Angelico la Pizzeria has shuttered this week. There are still five other locations, though, and (trend alert!) the owner says the space is being turned into a barbecue restaurant. [Bethesda]
GLOVER PARK—Probably not the best weekend for it, but Urban Daddy says that a new sports bar called Mason Inn is soft-opening tomorrow night in Gin & Tonic's old space. [UD]