Alcohol
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Drivers Incorporated makes a business of designated driving in D.C.
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One small company promises to take drunk people home in the customers' own vehicles to save them hassle and improve traffic safety.
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RAMMY Awards
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4 AM last call?; Bidding wars are back; Mary Hynes Q&A
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we spoke with WPFW talk show host Chuck Thies, real estate expert John Heithaus and Arlington Board of Supervisors chair Mary Hynes
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Illegal? Uber scoffs, tells D.C. fans to drink up
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This Thursday, Jan. 26, Uber D.C. is holding a party called "Uber D.C. Cocktails, Innovation, and Transportation" from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on K Street to turn their noses at the forces that would have shut them down and celebrate the glory that is Uber.
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'Tis the season to remember to drive sober or not at all
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Traffic fatalities always spike during major holidays, and December is one of the most significant time periods because two big holidays are paired — Christmas on Dec. 25 and New Year's on Jan. 1.
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CDC report: Men responsible for 81% of drunk driving episodes
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That's just one of the many questions raised by glancing over the CDC's report from earlier this week about drunk driving in America. The number of drunk-driving episodes has gone down over the last five years but 11,000 people still died as a result of drunk driving last year.
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Georgetown University alcohol violations climbed last year
CommentAlcohol violations at Georgetown University jumped from 334 in 2009 to 477 last year, a 30 percent spike.
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H Street liquor-license cap under consideration by Capitol Hill ANC
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H Street's status as D.C.'s premiere emerging neighborhood might be in jeopardy by a proposed limit to the number of alcohol licenses the street could be allotted, which we suppose is newsworthy only if you believe the corridor doesn't have too many bars already.
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National Premium beer might return to Baltimore
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National Premium, a now-defunct beer once brewed in Baltimore alongside Natty Boh, might soon compete — with the likes of Pabst, Miller High Life, and other cheap, awful swill — for your chain-wallet's attention.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics says smarter people spend more on booze
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Breaking news from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: The more time you spend on book learnin', the more money you spend on booze. The correlation was brought to light by Think Progress' Matthew Yglesias, who wondered whether this means more educated people drink more in quantity, or just in quality. Here's what we think:
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Rickey's cocktail competition finalists announced; final judging at Jack Rose
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The D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild have announced the six finalists in this year's Rickey Month competition, which takes place tonight. Let's hope this means the end of all those punny headlines.
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D.C. alcohol, drug rates low for youths, high for adults
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We all know how boozy the District can be. But you may be surprised to learn that, while our adults are living life like it's an all-night bender, our teenagers are doing exactly the opposite. Wait, can that be true?
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MARC 'party train' is a drunk rider's paradise (video)
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An undercover investigation by Fox 5 several years ago revealed that happy hour on MARC trains was closer to a frat party, with heavy drinking and the occasional lap dance. It seems little has changed since then.
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D.C.: Third booziest state in America
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We all know that D.C. residents are extremely fond of happy hour, but perhaps we didn't realize they liked to get this happy. CBS News, using data from a recent survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has named the District the third-booziest "state" in America, behind the two Dakotas.
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Eating while drinking will make you fatter, Fox5 investigation reveals
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A groundbreaking investigation by Fox5 has found that getting drunk makes you want to stuff your face. They even have a punny term for it! It's called "eating under the influence," or EUI, and it's sabotaging that diet you've been lying to people about for years.
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Booze, fast food to make perfect harmony together
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In future America, we won't have to go two separate places to get fat and drunk.
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Virginia's new corkage law: Bring your own booze
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We'll never have to smuggle wine into restaurants again.
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Healthy summer cocktails
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