WAMU: On A Restaurant’s Last Day, Community Members Share Hopes And Concerns For Anacostia’s Food… Editor Mar 22, 2019 A beloved Anacostia restaurant closed its doors on Friday. It was one of only a few sit-down restaurants in Ward 8.
DCist: Cheers @ The Big Chair Closes Friday After Four Years In Anacostia Editor Mar 19, 2019 After four years in Anacostia, Cheers @ The Big Chair café will close Friday, eliminating one of a handful of sit-down restaurants in the historically African-American community.
City Paper: Cheers @ The Big Chair Closes Friday, Stripping Ward 8 of a Sit-Down Restaurant Editor Mar 19, 2019 Owner Dionne Reeder says she wasn't able to negotiate a new lease.