President Obama meets with former inmates in the Langston Room
President Obama met at Busboys and Poets 14th & V to have lunch with a group of former inmates. He was joined by senior advisor Valerie Jarrett. The Obama administration chose to have their meeting with us since we banned the box in 2009.
Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lee Stop by for Lunch
A pleasure to have Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee join us for lunch at 5th & K!
Busboys and Poets First Date Story: Pauline and Tim
So we found out from Instagram that Pauline and Tim, who are now married, had their first date at Busboys and Poets. Then Tim proposed to Pauline at the Hyattsville open mic! We asked them to tell us about their first date, how they found each other and relationship advice! What did you two … Continued
What We Read This Month (July)
Looking for your next good read? Well you’re in luck…Busboys and Poets Books is full of busy little readers! Ellie, Bookstore Supervisor at 5th and K: It’s been a rough month for my attention span, so out of all of the books I started, I finished only two – Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain and The … Continued