UPDATE (12:25 p.m.): Via The Location, we learn that the sign has apparently been sold to James Alefantis, the owner of another business with a big neon sign, Comet Ping Pong. There’s no word yet on what Alefantis’ plans are for the sign, but we’re looking forward to hearing them.

Metrorail is going the way of the DVD — 11 of the transit system’s rail stations will get “subtitles” over the next year, a process which WMATA hopes will make things tidier without sacrificing the established identity of any individual station.

A few months ago, I opined that many of Metro’s station names are far too superfluous and should be rolled back somewhat to increase clarity. Of course, this isn’t quite what I had in mind when I made that suggestion.

For the denizens of F Street, Penn Quarter and D.C., the Central Liquor sign was a lighthouse beacon for fine wines and liquors — possibly leading to a debacherous good time. And over the years, the sign and store have become mainstays of the Penn Quarter area. But since Central Liquors owners Alec Akopov, Gregory Baiatyan and Valery Akopov moved their booze emporium from at 917 F Street east to 625 E Street, the final…

Image courtesy WMATA WMATA on Wednesday let the public in on a project it’s been working on for a few months now — replacing each rail car identification number with a larger, more visible version. The exterior signage has both been increased in size (from 2¼ inches tall to 5 inches) and moved to the top of cars (they used to be below operator’s windows). New interior numbers have also been added to train…

The District Department of Transporation’s Twitter feed (@DDOTDC) just sent out this image of a pretty hilarious sign that’s posted somewhere in the city. Anybody recognize where it is, and/or have any guesses as to what on earth it means? We’re pestering DDOT to find out, and they’re playing the whole thing awfully coy, but we’ll hopefully get back to you with the answer soon. All we can venture right now is that if a…