By David Kosub (Contributor)

Congratulations goes out to Ms. V and Culture Coffee Too! Our local Riggs Park coffee shop located at 300 Riggs Road NE received a grant from the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture to winterize their outdoor dining setup. As reported on DCist yesterday, “each restaurant could get up to $6,000 for tents, heaters, propane, lighting, furniture and advertising” through the District’s Streatery Winter Ready Grant program.

Culture Coffee Too will use their funds to purchase a tent and heaters. Ms. V wanted me to share the following with the community, “Y’all come down and enjoy the tent when it goes up…around November 20.” I personally cannot wait to have one of their black bean burgers with a peanut butter and banana smoothie under that tent! But, don’t wait until the 20th, go in as soon as you can to share the good vibes. Tomorrow, November 7, beginning at 11:00 am, there will be live painting and music outdoors for a modified Riggs Park art crawl.  

Support your local small businesses! The winter will be a difficult time and they will need our help. A complete list of the District’s restaurants receiving a grant can be found here.