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The DC Council voted today to allow District liquor stores to be open on Independence Day. Since July 4th falls on a Sunday and liquor sales are usually not allowed on Sunday, it took an act of the council to decide that residents can run out for a last minute bottle of bourbon for their picnics and cookouts. Cue the usual hand-wringing about the dangers of alcohol mixed with fireworks, which means it’s a good time for me to remind you about DC’s fireworks laws. Basically, you can’t have anything that explodes, or which moves on its own after you light it.
Virginia liquor stores, however, will still be closed on the 4th. (Edited to clarify: That is, VA liquor stores which are typically closed on Sundays will still be closed on that particular Sunday.) So, last-minute party shoppers of NoVa: We in DC welcome your dollars.
Tiffany Baxendell Bridge is an Internet enthusiast and an incurable smartass. When not heckling the neighborhood political scene on Twitter, she can be found goofing off with her ukulele, Bollywood dancing, or obsessing about cult TV. She is That Woman With the Baby In the Bar.
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I bought liquor on the last Sunday, July 4, why not this year?
Here is a list of stores typically open on Sundays:
http://www.abc.state.va.us/stores/sundayOpenings.htm#nva
I didn’t see anything about a July 4 closing.
You’re right, I misspoke/typed/whatever. Stores that are typically closed on Sundays will continue to be closed on that particular Sunday. Will update the post.
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