Every now and then, D.C.’s government inserts itself into the lives of ordinary citizens just out for a little nip with their lunch. Exhibit A: Our blogger friends over at Washingtonian are reporting the surprise and inconvenience many patrons of “better” dining establishments like 2Amys, Crème, Bistro du Coin, and Asia Nora felt upon seeing temporary liquor license suspension tags in these restaurants’ windows recently. We say it’s a good thing. Not good, as in…

FRIDAY: >> Mike Doughty’s band, which we assume will in fact include Mike Doughty, are taking the 9:30 Club stage tonight for a show that as of this writing is still not sold out. If you people need a reason to go above and beyond his music, allow us to present into evidence Exhibit A and Exhibit B. Oh, and Exhibit C: DCist’s awesome interview with him back in September. With Kevin Devine, 8 p.m.,…