DC's Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) recently released applications to bars that want to be open until 4am during the entire week of Inauguration! Bars may apply to be open for 8 days for a small fee, beginning on Monday night, January 14, to Monday night, January 22.

This is a huge deal for DC, considering normal bar hours in Washington are 2am on weeknights and 3am on weekends! We're still not Miami, Las Vegas or New Orleans (bars there are open 24 hours), but this does make our temporary last call much more aggressive than a large majority of the US. More»