Homeowners in Congress Heights allege that a local liquor store is a source of illegal behavior, and plan to lobby ABRA against renewing its liquor license.

A new report from the Urban Institute finds that more bars and liquor stores in D.C. means more assaults and domestic violence.

Fifty-nine liquor stores have applied for permission to sell booze on Sundays so far, taking advantage of a D.C. law passed late last year that did away with the longstanding prohibition of the practice.

D.C.’s alcohol regulators announced today that the sale of liquor on Sundays could kick off as early as the next few weeks.

Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) doesn’t like Mayor Vince Gray’s proposal to allow bars to stay open for an extra hour, but he may replace it with an initiative that would allow liquor stores to open on Sundays.