Changes are coming to 2408 Wisconsin Avenue NW, the former location of Mason Inn, a sports bar which closed a little over a year ago. Mason Inn was a popular place among a younger crowd for drinks and to see a live band or a game on the big screens, yet it had trouble with acceptable profitability and was hit in recent years with underage drinking charges and a police raid of a marijuana distribution party conducted by some patrons. (See prior article) Thomas Tsianakas, the n

Mason Inn, a sports bar with live entertainment at 2408 Wisconsin Avenue, has closed its doors for good as of the end of March, 2018. This decision by owner Corey Lockett continues the trend of restaurant/retail closings and vacancies along the commercial strip in Glover Park. Corey had strong but not uncommon feelings about why he needed to make this decision: "The rents are ridiculous compared to other opportunities in the surrounding areas. High rent, poor street traffic

Nine people were arrested on the night of February 1st, 2018 at Mason Inn, a sports bar at 2408 Wisconsin Ave NW, in a raid of a marijuana distribution event. This was the second major pot gifting scheme gone bad in Glover Park in the past few months. Back in November, four people were arrested in a similar scheme across the street above the Tennis Zone shop (see prior Blog article). Cannabis enthusiasts continue to misinterpret DC's "Initiative 71" which allowed for perso

The Mason Inn building at 2408 Wisconsin Ave NW in Glover Park was sold in April for $2,350,000, nearly twice the $1.275 million price of the 2005 sale. The purchaser was Thomas Tsianakas, a real estate investor residing in North Potomac, MD. Tsianakas became entangled in a real estate scheme years ago perpetrated by Minh-Vu Hong of Bethesda. Hong committed fraud on a massive scale, purchasing and flipping foreclosure properties using falsified sales records to inflate resa

2408 Wisconsin Ave which houses the Mason Inn, a popular bar in Glover Park, is up for sale. The owners Hamed and Abdul Hossainkhail purchased the building in 2005 for $1,275,000. The owner of the Mason Inn, Fritz Brogan, put the Class CT liquor license up for auction last month. It is the only tavern with entertainment license in Glover park. While this suggests Brogan seeks to exit the location and not relocate the business elsewhere in the neighborhood as previously rumore

The Mason Inn, which opened in 2011 at 2408 Wisconsin Ave NW in Glover Park, has been a popular place for 20-somethings to catch a game on one of it's numerous giant-screen TVs, watch a band or meet up with their power-drinking crowd. It seems that the owners of Mason Inn have anonymously put the liquor license up for auction. The license is the only class CT (with entertainment) liquor license in Glover Park. I have not heard any rumors about Mason Inn closing, so further in