Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal is the rare restaurateur who’s never shied away from politics. In fact, he made a brand of it. His social justice-minded restaurant, bookstore, and event ...

Update: Andy Shallal says the new opening date will be next week. It will no longer be March 7 as previously reported. While continually navigating a terrain of skepticism around his art and social ...

In Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal’s nineteenth update from Everest Base Camp, he issued his readers a warning: “If you were looking for a heroic story. This may be the end of the line for you.

Bus Boys and Poets founder and CEO Andy Shallal in 2014 while he was running for mayor of D.C. Credit: Darrow Montgomery/file District Line Daily covers local politics, culture, and the Needle—our ...

District of Columbia mayoral candidate Andy Shallal says he wants the city "to be great for everyone, not just for some." The Iraqi-born owner of the Busboys and Poets restaurant chain who came to ...

The story behind Busboys and Poets is well-worn by now: artist and entrepreneur Andy Shallal founded the restaurant/bookstore in 2005 in Washington, D.C., creating a space for creatives and the ...

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SHOTLIST WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES APRIL 14, 2020 SOURCE: AFPTV 1. Extreme wide shot artist and Busboys and Poets CEO and founder Andy Shallal arriving with a ladder at the ...

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SOLEDAD: FINALLY A LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND POLITICS. STREET ART. IT IS A FORM ARTISTIC EXPRESSION BORNE OF PROTEST THAT REFLECT HISTORY IN THE MAKING. IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SIDEWALKS AND ...