Chevy Chase's new cigar lounge—the Civil Cigar Lounge, inside the recently remodeled Chevy Chase Pavilion on Wisconsin Avenue—is up and running, and the clientele has turned out to be "surprisingly diverse," Eater DC reported.
"On any given night, we're averaging 35 percent, 40 percent women," co-owner Matt Krimm told Eater DC, so it's a far cry from being a stodgy men's club, which might be more stereotypical for a cigar lounge.
The 93-seat lounge opened on Jan. 14 and features a full bar serving top-shelf whiskies, scotches and unique cocktails, Chevy Chase Patch reported last month.
The lounge has lengthy menus for cigars, wines, spirits and food. Edibles are prepared in the kitchen of neighboring restaurant Range, celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio's latest creation.
"The bar sees a happy hour crowd, neighborhood residents, diners leaving Range for a nightcap, businessmen and cigar aficionados alike," Eater DC added.
Co-owner John Anderson hopes to introduce a sort of cigar cart—like a dessert cart—"where the individual smokes will be physically present rather than just names on a menu so that a guest can see and touch just what he or she is choosing," Cigar Aficionado reported.
The decor—like the cigars and spirits—was chosen with care. "Civil benefits from the use of 'P.E.D.’s,' in this case, Puff Enhancing Décor, Design and Determination," with tall leather stools at the bar and high-backed, burgundy leather chairs in the lounge, Cigar Aficionado added.
During a regular meeting of the Bastrop County Commissioners Court on Jan. 28, the commissioners unanimously approved a renewal of the county’s contract with Seton Smithville Regional Hospital for the Bastrop County Indigent Health Care Program.
Under the agreement, Seton Smithville agrees to be the mandated provider for the program and will continue the “medically necessary and in-patient and out-patient hospital services within the scope of its licensure.” Also, all medically-necessary transfers for indigent health care recipients will be arranged “in the same manner” as is currently established for all other patients of the facility.
The commissioners approved an inspection and maintenance agreement with Wattinger Service Company of Austin for the air-handling system for the Bastrop County Courthouse. Wattinger will inspect and repair the building’s heating, air conditioning and ventilation system twice per year.
Wattinger will give the county a discounted labor rate and furnish parts “at current prices.” Those labor rates are: for mechanics/technicians – $72 per hour from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The hourly rate for work after 4:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays will be $108 per hour. Work on holidays will be $144 per hour.
The commissioners also approved waiving platting requirements and development fees for the efforts of the non-profit Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team in the ongoing recovery from the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire. The LTRT has been assisting in the recovery from the fire by constructing homes for the uninsured and under-insured.
The group depends on private donations and foundation grants to do its work. In 2011, it built about 30 homes using volunteers from the Mennonite Disaster Service and Christian Aid Ministries.
The co-owner of a Russian cruise ship adrift in the North Atlantic said his attempt to salvage the derelict vessel has ruined him as the federal Opposition questioned why it was ever allowed to be towed in the dead of winter.
NDP transport critic Olivia Chow said that Transport Canada never should have permitted the Lyubov Orlova to be towed out of port in St. John's, N.L.
"Just because the ship is now drifting in international waters, it's still the Canadian government that gave it the authority to tow the ship," Chow said in an interview.
The empty cruise ship was being pulled to the Dominican Republic for scrap when its tow line snapped in rough seas on Jan. 24.
Efforts to reattach the cable failed, and Transport Canada ordered the tugboat Charlene Hunt back to port a few days later.
An offshore supply ship from Husky Energy was sent to tow the Lyubov Orlova away from oil platforms last week before a vessel chartered by Transport Canada took over.
However, the department said the towing operating was hampered by poor weather and the vessel was allowed to drift into international waters.
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However, the department said the towing operating was hampered by poor weather and the vessel was allowed to drift into international waters.
"Transport Canada, in consultation with its partners, decided not to pursue the drifting vessel as there are no people aboard the ship and there was a serious concern for the safety of Canadian sailors involved in the salvage operation," spokeswoman Celine Gaudet wrote in an email.
She said the Canadian Coast Guard installed a tracking device on the cruise ship, and government surveillance flights would also monitor its location.
Transport Canada has said the ship is not expected to re-enter Canadian waters and the owners of the ship remain responsible for its movements.
Reza Shoeybi said he and his uncle Saeed Shoaibi, both of Toronto, became co-owners of the Lyubov Orlova after Hussein Humayuni, a family friend and Iranian scrap merchant, bought the ship for $275,000 in a Federal Court process last year in Montreal.
Shoeybi said Humayuni struggled with the payments and that the other two men invested a total of more than $400,000 getting the vessel ready to be towed to the Dominican Republic for scrap, and they expected to make between $700,000 and $800,000 depending on metals markets.
It wasn't ideal to set out in mid-winter but Shoeybi, 32, said he felt pressured to get the vessel out of the harbour as soon as possible or risk having it seized by the courts.
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