Today Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. councilmembers seem to have found some middle ground on a proposal to allow bars to stay open longer. more ›

The fight over extending hours for D.C. bars and liquor stores heated up yesterday as civic activists complained at a D.C. Council hearing of the potential of increased noise, crime and drunken driving. Still, a compromise might be possible. more ›

Ahead of a hearing next week on a proposal to extend bar hours to 3 a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. on weekends, D.C.'s restaurant lobby has come to a not-so-surprising conclusion: they really like the idea. more ›

Prince of Petworth reports that Eric Hilton's Eighteenth Street Lounge group has filed a liquor-license application for the house on 1337 H Street. The building used to be a funeral home, and so much else. more ›

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 ›

A proposal by Mayor Vince Gray to extend bar and liquor store hours is facing some skepticism from members of the D.C. Council, threatening the $5.3 million in revenue it has promised to pour into city coffers next year. more ›

As part of his 2013 budget rolled out today, Mayor Vince Gray proposed that hours for liquor sales at bars, restaurants and stores be extended. more ›

The Passenger has a new bar. Or is it an old bar? more ›

According to Food & Wine magazine, two local bars are amongst the 50 best in the entire country. more ›

Well known for its inexpensive pitchers of beer and a very amphibian interior, the Froggy Bottom Pub will be displaced next year. more ›

Cleveland Park's Ireland's Four Fields is sticking around, at least for another few months. more ›

A dish I've come to fancy lately is labneh, a staple in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurants and other eateries with a penchant for small dishes. more ›

Believe it or not, we'll all be reverting back to standard time this weekend, eschewing sunlight at the end of the day in exchange for no longer waking up in the dark. more ›

There might not be a Red Lobster in the District, but find out where you can get your cheddar bay biscuit fix without crossing the border. more ›

If you want a chance to replicate your best memories of long nights spent boozing at the Hawk 'n' Dove at home, you've got 15 minutes to mosey on over to the online auction and pick up your favorite piece of Stuart Long's legacy. Go, go, go! more ›

This weekend is your last chance to pull up a well-worn barstool at a Capitol Hill institution: the Hawk 'n' Dove will close on Sunday. more ›

With Oktoberfest upon us, we've got our minds on beer -- and how to make or get a soft pretzel to go with it. more ›

Bars, restaurants, clubs, and taverns tend to be pioneers when it comes to improving a neighborhood -- throughout the District, it's often bar-owners that have aggressively moved into areas ahead of the broader rush. But when are there too many bars for a neighborhood's own good? That's what residents along the blossoming H Street NE will soon be debating. more ›

The short-term booze outlook along Pennsylvania Avenue SE keeps getting darker, at least in the short term: Hill Rag brings news that Capitol Hill institution Hawk 'n' Dove will close down this fall, bringing an end to Stuart Long's 44 years of ownership. more ›

It seems that D.C. has a dearth of good buffalo wing places, perhaps because they are displaced by Mambo sauce wings. But there are still a few places that serve up some tasty options. more ›

With DC Beer Week in the books, we can bring our focus back to all beer here in the city, not just local -- and this week, the nation's third-largest craft brewer, New Belgium Brewing, expanded into the D.C. market. more ›

Another successful D.C. Beer Week has come and gone. more ›

During D.C. Beer Week, we will be highlighting some exciting beers and events to attend. This weekend, try out Rhode Island's Trinity and local D.C. homebrews alongside nerds, then close it out with Mid-Atlantic brews. more ›

You've probably heard of duck confit, that glorious preparation in which a duck leg is cooked in its own delicious rendered fat. But vegetables, like tomatoes, are also delightful when cooked this way. more ›

During D.C. Beer Week, we will be highlighting some exciting beers and events to attend. On Monday, try beers from the last state you'd expect, along with some brewed a little closer to home. more ›

After many months of permit discussions with the community, Hank's Bar and Lounge in Dupont Circle will open on August 16. more ›

D.C. expanded its humor options yesterday with the opening of Riot Act Comedy Theater in Penn Quarter. It's the District's second comedy club -- the first being DC Improv on Connecticut Avenue. more ›

Cleveland Park residents -- and most everyone else who had ever patronized the place -- were deeply disappointed to learn over the weekend that Ireland's Four Fields will be closing its doors on November 5. more ›