Morning Notes

Hope Proposes Cigarette Tax Hike -- Arlington's Del. Patrick Hope (D) is planning to introduce a bill that would increase Virginia's relatively low cigarette tax. Unlike past years when Hope has...

High-End Cocktails Coming to Columbia Pike

The Washington Post's Going Out Guide has today's scoop that mixologist Todd Thrasher, Northern Virginia's king of cocktails, will be opening a new bar within the already-announced Eamonn's: A...

Arlington: Booze Supply Route and Dumping Ground During Prohibition

Arlington resident Garrett Peck is a nonfiction author, a self-described "history dork," and -- apparently -- quite the booze enthusiast. Following up on his book The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol...