Washingtonians might soon find it easier to open bars, launch breweries, or sip a drink at a sidewalk pop-up, if Mayor Muriel Bowser’s latest alcohol overhaul gets through the D.C. Council.
On Friday, Bowser rolled out a wide-ranging package to rewrite parts of the city’s alcohol laws, pitching it as a way to cut licensing red tape and jump-start the District’s still-wobbly hospitality sector. The proposal is framed as both a jobs plan and a neighborhood revival strategy, with special attention on Wards 5, 7 and 8 and on struggling downtown corridors.
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