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Whatever it is you like most about Halloween, the D.C. scene has your holiday covered.

It’s an apple time of year, and Anxo isn’t the only cider game in the city.

CNN is calling it “Comey-mania,” so yeah, you might want to get a drink.

The D.C. Office of Human Rights has forced The Pug to remove a sign advertising a drink named after one of Marion Barry’s offensive comments.

You may have missed the chance to run around with your sweetie or find that special someone in skivvies on Saturday. But there’s no shortage of Valentine’s Day promotions out there for lovers or singles looking for a little bit of last minute inspiration for tomorrow’s Hallmark holiday.

In case you missed it last week, here’s MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow denouncing Congressional toying with the autonomy of the District the best way she knows how: demonstrating how to make the District’s newly-named native cocktail, of course.

The official D.C. bird is the wood thrush. The official D.C. flower is the American Beauty Rose. And now, D.C. will have an official cocktail: the Rickey, joining Louisiana (the Sazerac) as the only other state place to have an official cocktail.

During our discussion with Metro General Manager/Chief Executive Officer Richard Sarles on Tuesday night, the new permanent boss noted that one of the two biggest complaints he got from riders wasn’t about high fares, bag searches or reliability issues — it was refuse, like coffee cups, being left inside trains and stations. Sarles was quick to point out that Metro customers should do their part to try and curb such behavior.

Eating is a daily activity for everyone, and over a year we consume hundreds of foods. This year, Washington has seen a number of restaurants and bars open. Some of which we visited — Capital City Diner, Point Chaud Cafe & Crepes, Muncheez Mania, Merzi, Sidebar, Ray’s the Steaks at East River, Star and Shamrock and Eat Wonky, to name a few. And we’ve seen the Brickskeller serve up its last beer.