Patrons eat out on the sidewalk patio of the Hawk 'n' Dove bar in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. After more than 40 years in business, the bar, which has been an institution on Capitol Hill will be closing down Oct. 2. There will be a series of events and celebrations leading up to the closing, and all of the bar's contents will be auctioned off. Regular patrons told The Washington Times that they are saddened by the closing. Many consider it a home away from home where they gather with friends. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES After 44 years in business, the Hawk 'n' Dove bar on Capitol Hill will be closing down Oct. 2. There will be a series of events and celebrations before then and all of the bar's contents will be auctioned off. "They just found somebody else willing to pay more, and I can't afford to pay more," owner Stuart Long said.
BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Phil Panitch and Betty Auman chat over lunch at the Hawk 'n' Dove bar on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the day its closing was announced. Mr. Panitch, who has been coming to the bar since 1976, said he was "shocked" to hear the news. Ms. Auman, who eats lunch here three out of five days of the workweek, said, "I couldn't believe it. I mean, it's an institution, and it's my lunchtime home with family that I regularly see."
