D.C.'s The Big Board wants to operate as a carryout

Catch up quick: The Big Board was closed by DC Health earlier this month after refusing to enforce the city's vaccine and mask mandates.

• In late January, ABRA suspended the restaurant's liquor license following multiple warnings and fines.
• The Big Board's initial hearing was meant to take place last week, but Flannery requested a postponement because he couldn’t find a lawyer.

Details: Chaverri said at the hearing that Flannery could not "legally and morally" comply with the mayor's vaccine mandate.

• Chaverri asked that the Big Board instead be allowed to operate as a carryout to allow staff to continue to work, and added that the restaurant will use masks.
• Lawyers representing D.C. said the city wants to keep the suspension in place.

Of note: The ABC Board doesn't have the authority to decide whether the restaurant can operate as a carryout, the board chair explained during the hearing.

What's next: The board has three days to determine whether to extend the suspension or reinstate the liquor license.