Urban Butcher. Photo by the author.

For our next Greater Greater Washington happy hour, we’re returning to Silver Spring! Join us Wednesday, January 29 from 6 to 8 pm at Urban Butcher.

Join contributors, editors, and readers for some drinks, snacks, and lively conversation. Now one month old, Urban Butcher is a restaurant, butcher shop, bar, and coffeeshop that’s opened to solid reviews not only for their meat, which is all cured in house, but their drink selection.

You’ll find Urban Butcher at 8226 Georgia Avenue at Ripley Street in downtown Silver Spring, two blocks from the Metro (Red Line) and several Metrobus routes, including the S2/S4 and 70/79. There’s a Capital Bikeshare station at Ripley and Bonifant streets, one block away. We’ll be in the front room.

Our happy hour moves to a different part of the region each month. So far, we’ve been to downtown DC, Silver Spring, Arlington, and Penn Quarter. Next month, we’ll be back in Northern Virginia. Let us know in the comments where you’d like us to go!

Dan Reed (they/them) is Greater Greater Washington’s regional policy director, focused on housing and land use policy in Maryland and Northern Virginia. For a decade prior, Dan was a transportation planner working with communities all over North America to make their streets safer, enjoyable, and equitable. Their writing has appeared in publications including Washingtonian, CityLab, and Shelterforce, as well as Just Up The Pike, a neighborhood blog founded in 2006. Dan lives in Silver Spring with Drizzy, the goodest boy ever.