Nine parks are included in the new initiative, scheduled to go into effect Sept. 24.

If they’re made with anywhere from .5 percent to 5 percent booze, they may only be sold to people who are 21 or older.

Many things in life should be done with moderation. Clicking on articles on this website, however, is not one of them. And in 2012, when it came to stories about D.C.’s drinking habits, DCist readers were gleefully indulgent.

A group of residents in Mt. Pleasant want a ban on the sale of single beers to be amended to allow retailers to sell single bottles of high-end craft and artisinal beers.

Just how far from a bar do you need to live to be able to formally complain about it? One proposal before the D.C. Council says 400 feet, but some residents want that distance to increase.

There’s been recent talk of allowing liquor stores to sell spirits on Sundays. But at a hearing today, it was liquor store owners that came out against the idea.