Long live the Slowburger.

The Buckman neighborhood’s Slow Bar announced that it would close Aug. 9 after 21 years in the business. The last month was raucous, with live music performances in the street and the staff having to shorten the bar’s hours due to exhaustion from the volume of business. Katie Burt, who has been a bartender there for four years, knew Slow Bar wasn’t ready to bow out.

Burt has purchased the business with her partner, David Wilson, she announced on Slow Bar’s Facebook page Aug. 30 through a post linked to her personal Instagram account.

“The last three weeks were absolutely insane,” Burt says. “We’re hoping that we can keep up some of that momentum with being back and fresh on everyone’s minds. It’s going to stay Slow Bar and remain all of the same vibe, the sam

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