D.C. pharmacies seek grocery-store status to sell beer, wine

It has been getting easier to buy alcoholic drinks in the District lately, but the two Connecticut Avenue pharmacies that are trying to join the beer-selling hordes will need to show that they’re full-service grocery stores to get a Class B license.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is considering whether to allow the two businesses ??– a Walgreens by the Van Ness Metro station and a CVS in Woodley Park — to sell wine and beer.