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Nov 05, 2012

Daylight Strandings: Metro Fails to Set Back Clocks, Closed an Hour Early on Sunday

Everyone was reminded to set back their clocks by an hour on Sunday, but Metro didn’t get the memo.

Nov 02, 2011

Metro, D.C. Bars Get Extra Hour of Service This Weekend

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.

Feb 15, 2011

Extra Time For Boozing: Yes, It’s An Emergency

Well, there might not have been a knock-down, drag-out battle over the future of United Medical Center, but that doesn’t mean today’s gathering of the D.C. Council wasn’t entertaining. One big subject of discussion at the Wilson Building this morning? Emergency legislation that will allow bars and restaurants in the District to remain open until 4 a.m. on March 13 in order to make up for the hour of service they lose due to Daylight Savings.

Nov 06, 2010

PSA: Extra hour of drinking and sleep tonight

Tonight is when we fall back: the last day of daylight savings. We’ll be turning back the clocks at 2 am. That means the bars are open an extra hour (but the Metro is not) and you get an extra hour of sleep. The downside is, of course, that it will start getting dark around 5 or 5:30. But, for those who wake up early: it probably won’t be dark anymore. Enjoy your extra hour…

Nov 03, 2010

End of Daylight Savings: Just Means More Time To Spend At The Bar

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.

Mar 12, 2007

Morning Roundup: Finally Sprung

Well, D.C. we had a nice weekend together, didn’t we? Perhaps we ran into you at the hugely successful opening of the inaugural DCist Exposed photography show on Friday, or we might have crossed paths out walking the dog in the fantastic spring weather. Or maybe it was just that extra hour of evening light created by Daylight Savings. In any case, it was good to see you. But now, it’s time for coffee and…

Oct 19, 2006

Morning Roundup: Dark Days Edition

Hey, D.C., are you like us? Does this odd time of year, when the days are shorter but we have yet to switch back off of Daylight Savings Time (that’ll be Oct. 29 at midnight, in case you’re wondering) and it’s still dark in the morning when you wake up, leave you feeling a little discombobulated? We suspect the change in light might be responsible for a lot of people we’ve noticed feeling grumpy and…

 
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