Posts about Alcohol

Ban the moratorium: ANC 1B's Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee voted to reject the proposed U Street liquor license moratorium. Some members cited overwhelming community opposition to the ban as their reason for voting against it. (Borderstan) (Comment)

Hip to be Bethesda?: Some Montgomery lawmakers want to make Bethesda hipper with more night life. It has good walkability, transportation, and dining options, but is currently hamstrung by rules that food sales must equal alcohol sales. (BethesdaNow) (Comment)

Pick your poison: Many industrial areas in DC have vacant areas, particularly in Wards 5 and 7, but Councilmembers McDuffie and Alexander disagree on whether distilleries or marijuana cultivation facilities are better additions to their wards. (City Paper) (Comment)

And...: The Post might erect a pay wall for its online content. (DCist) ... LEED certification will reward walkability and transit access next year. (DCmud) ... DC won't get a velodrome at Buzzard Point. (DCist) ... Montgomery Councilmember Phil Andrews wants to lower ICC tolls even though the road is meeting projections. (Post) (Comment)

One more reason to take the train: Unlike other area transit services, MARC allows alcohol on its trains, creating "high-speed happy hours" where riders socialize. (Post) (Comment)

Closing time: A DC Council committee rejected longer bar hours in favor of a higher alcohol tax in order to raise revenue. The longer hours could come back into the bill later this month. (Post) (Comment)

Higher prices, not Sundays: Jim Graham suggested of allowing liquor sales on Sundays instead of the late-night bar hours in Mayor Gray's budget. But it wouldn't raise enough money and people objected, so he settled on a 6¢ alcohol surcharge. (Post) (Comment)

Buy your own communion wine: If DC allowed alcohol to be sold on Sunday, it would bring in $710,000 to the city. Councilmember Graham proposed it as an alternative revenue source in place of keeping bars open until 4am. (Post) (Comment)

Don't drink on Metro: 97% of tickets Metro Transit Police write are for drinking alcohol. They write few tickets for eating, because riders get a warning first under a policy begun after they arrested a 12-year-old in 2000. (Post) (Comment)

And...: Despite setbacks, the Senate transportation bill is far from dead. (The Hill) … To accommodate massive population growth, Arlington will add 7,000 seats to its schools. (Post)… A new distillery has obtained federal approval to operate in the District. (DCist) (Comment)

Work around the alcohol: Corner stores and delis are trying to work around DC's Class B alcohol license moratorium by applying for a Class A license but voluntarily restricting their activities to Class B. (Park View DC) (Comment)

And...: Alexandria will start using red light cameras to issue tickets. (Examiner) ... MPD is training officers in food truck regulations. (DCist) ... DC ranks highest for drug and alcohol abuse. (Examiner) ... Some renovated DC schools will reopen this year. (WAMU) (Comment)

DC's pricey beer: Food prices are going down, but beer prices are up, and DC's cost a close second to NYC's. Matt Yglesias points out that DC's high average wages likely play a role. (Eater National, Matthew Yglesias) (Comment)

Drunk walking the real scourge?: The upcoming Freakonomics sequel comes to the bizarre conclusion that drunk walking is more dangerous than drunk driving. Really? It doesn't really look that way. They conclude that more drunk pedestrians are killed per mile than drivers, though that artificially inflates the rate because the pedestrians travel so much less. Also, we have little data about how much drunken moving takes place, and if a pedestrian gets hit while drunk even if alcohol is not a factor, it gets coded as a drunk pedestrian. (How We Drive) (Comment)

Don't drink and bike in Poland: Poland's Constitutional Court ruled that drunken cyclists should be treated like drunken motorists. Under the law, a drunken cyclists can face up to two years in prison. The ruling has sparked debate and many suggest that drunken cyclists should face the same penalties as drunk pedestrians. (BBC World News, Lynda) (11 comments)