• Crew, our favorite Uptown gay sports bar, has temporarily shut its doors for a quick-change centered around the installation of a whopping nineteen flat-screen TVs, including a 63-incher perfect for Super Bowl viewing. [MMix]
• The Exchange — the mixology-oriented spot that’s what Lava Lounge has grown up into — has announced an opening date: the Peter Vestinos-helmed drinkery will be hosting a friends-and-family this Saturday, be soft-opened all next week, and officially take their opening bow on February 11. [312DD]
