At a D.C. Council hearing this morning, Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) further laid out his opposition to a proposal in Mayor Vince Gray's budget that would allow bars to stay open for an extra hour on weekdays and weekends. more ›

Shaw's Tavern announced today that it would reopen for limited breakfast, lunch and brunch service while it waits for its liquor license. more ›

After being ordered shut for two weeks following an incident in which two people were stabbed outside its doors, Mood Lounge was allowed to reopen. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward), who had called for its permanent closure, was unhappy with the ABC Board's decision. more ›

Members of ANC 2F are eagerly anticipating an ABC board hearing tomorrow at which they hope Mood Lounge at 1318 9th Street NW will meet its end. more ›

Mood Lounge, which on Tuesday had its liquor license suspended in the wake of a incident outside its doors last week in which two people were stabbed, will have its day in front of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on January 13. more ›

Mood Lounge, the scene of an incident last week in which two men were stabbed and wounded critically, has had its liquor license suspended, much to the relief of its neighbors. more ›

After two men were stabbed early this morning outside Mood Lounge on Ninth Street NW, Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is calling for the troubled establishment to close. more ›

WJLA reports that the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ruled today that Heritage India can reopen on December 21, but it will face restrictions on operating hours and the sale of liquor. more ›

File this under the news that was to be expected -- Dupont Circle's Heritage India had its liquor license suspended today, reports WJLA. more ›

Yesterday, we discussed how D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has sparingly used her emergency powers to shut down bars and restaurants after violent incidents. Now it looks like Heritage India, the site of a fight which led to a shooting that left one man dead last weekend, is faced with much more than having its doors shuttered for 96 hours. more ›

If you own a bar or a restaurant and a fight breaks out, just shooing the troublemakers out the door may not be enough. If things get worse once they get outside, you may see your business shut down by the police. more ›

Until recently, if you wanted a Bloody Mary with your Sunday brunch, you'd have to wait until 10 a.m. But as of last week, early morning Sunday drinking became a possibility, as restaurants were given the go-ahead to apply to serve alcohol starting at 8 a.m. more ›

At Mongtomery County Circuit Judge Eric Johnson's fingertips: whether Maryland will join with most of the country by imposing some liability on bars for the drunken actions of its customers. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Hope you're enjoying your long weekend. For me, this will be the last time I wish you good morning, as I'm stepping down as weekend editor. You DCist commenters made it a good time, but as other things in life take priority (work is busy! hey, I'm getting hitched!) I've decided to stop doing this gig. You can always read me on my own blog, and you will be in capable hands with the new team. Now let's get to the news. more ›

Last weekend, we noted a protest which had been lodged against the liquor license renewal for Bladensburg Road NE bar Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club. Despite that protest, a spokesperson for the club informs DCist that things are operating as usual at the club, and there are no plans for the bar to stop serving its customers anytime soon. more ›

Being lonely is going to be a bit harder, now that we'll have to be sober at the same time. The MPD-5D listserve lit up this weekend with news that the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration had denied the liquor license renewal for Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club at a protest hearing last Wednesday. Currently the bar holds a tavern license and was arguably one of the first to populate the H Street corridor (even though it's located on Bladensburg Road NE). more ›

Based on reports from a hearing held this afternoon, DC9 -- thanks in part to a large security upgrade -- has been deemed to have resolved a "threat of imminent danger," clearing the way for the club to reopen. DC9 will be permitted to reopen as early as December 15 provided it meets certain conditions, such as providing employees with security training and ensuring DC9 co-owner Joe Englert doesn't employ the five men initially charged in the death of Ali Ahmed Mohammed at any of his D.C. establishments until at least January 19. more ›

UPDATE: It appears that the club intended to call the incident a "tragic" death, according to a version of the email newsletter which was sent out after the version we received. We just got in touch with Steve Lambert, the booking manager at the Hotel, who confirmed the typo and told us that he couldn't believe that he made the error. "Everything about this situation is so sensitive," Lambert said. "This was something I knew I had to spell check and read a few times before I sent it." more ›

During a hearing this morning, the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board unanimously denied a motion for reconsideration to reopen DC9. The board appears to have had concerns about reopening the club while the results of the medical examiner's report were still pending. Certainly a frustrating day for supporters of the club -- another ABRA hearing, scheduled for December 1, will reportedly revisit the motion. Five employees of the club had been arrested for allegedly beating Ali Ahmed Mohammed to death after an altercation on October 15, but those charges were dropped, perhaps temporarily, on November 5. more ›

The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration recently released its 2011 schedule of holiday hour extensions for establishments in the District of Columbia (see below for the PDF). It's pretty standard stuff. The law which passed in 2009 allowing bars and restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages for an extra hour on the days before all D.C. and federal holidays is still in place, so you'll still be able to drink longer in celebration of Emancipation Day or Washington's Birthday. more ›

At some point next year, medical marijuana will finally be available to qualifying patients in the District. The problem? It might be too expensive for anyone to grow it or sell it, much less for anyone to actually afford to buy it. more ›

As ABRA tweeted earlier today, a law that went into effect last year allows D.C. bars and restaurants to, if they so choose, stay open for an additional hour of alcoholic beverage service the night before any D.C. or federal holiday. And since Friday is Emancipation Day, and D.C. government and schools will be closed, that means Thursday night could see a number of bars taking advantage and staying open until 3 a.m., as if it were a regular weekend night. more ›

Couples looking to get an early start on Valentine's Day, take note. Metrorail will close at midnight tonight. Now -- let me talk to my single readers. Do you know who loves you? The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration. (And me.) ABRA tweeted that bars not already subject to voluntary agreements may serve alcohol until 3 a.m. tomorrow night. For those of you who have Presidents Day off on Monday, the decision is a boon. And for people who have yet to line up a Valentine, you've been given an extension. Contact your favorite romantic watering hole to see whether they will give you a few extra hours to make a bad decision. more ›

A woman was injured in a hit-and-run collision on U Street in the early hours of Sunday morning, officials said Monday. The incident took place at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday near the corner of 14th and U streets NW. D.C. police are looking for the driver of a four-door, silver 2005 Toyota Camry with unknown tags. The woman is said to be in stable condition after sustaining a leg injury. City officials confirmed that she works as an investigator for the District's Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, and was on-duty at the time of the collision. Police are investigating, and ask anyone with information to call 202-727-9099. more ›

The Going Out Gurus are reporting that two Adams Morgan bars, Bossa Bistro & Lounge and Bobby Lew's Saloon, have had their liquor licenses revoked by the D.C. Alcohol Control Board for low food sales. Both bars had restaurant-class licenses, which require 45 percent of gross receipts to be derived from food sales. Neither establishment has ever been in trouble regarding their liquor licenses before, but it's unclear what will happen now, as the board seems bent on sticking to the letter of the law and making an example out of the two. more ›