As You Are reopens with weekend of events
As You Are, D.C.’s only LGBTQ location in Barracks Row, announced that it has completed necessary repairs and received sufficient funding to reopen on Aug.
1 at 12 p.m. The two-level community space, café, and bar temporarily closed on April 8, citing debt and structural issues in the building.
Co-owners Rach (“Coach”) Pike and Jo McDaniel said that they “are thankful for the community’s support and for the opportunity for As You Are (also referred to as AYA) to continue to be a welcoming, inclusive space for the community to gather.” The duo announced the AYA reopening on Instagram with @queertalkdc, during which Pike and McDaniel stated, “we’re back, baby!
We miss the hell out of y’all.” Pike and McDaniel first opened the bar in March 2022, but AYA’s path has been littered with roadblocks even prior to this setback.
