After decades of feuding with state alcohol regulators over how they conduct food and beverage audits of the local competition, Tallahassee venue owner Scott Carswell is finally taking the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation to court.
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new study finds adding a nickel deposit on wine and liquor in New York would help keep them out of the trash but increase the cost to retailers.
After two major brewing companies announced they will no longer produce the lower-strength beer that can be sold in Minnesota grocery and convenience stores, Senator Karin Housley (R-St. Marys Point) is renewing her call to modernize the state’s liquor laws.
PHOENIX — Dylan DeMiguel is a partner at the The Shop Beer Co. in Tempe. Originally he thought he’d head to law school, but it turns out his entrepreneurial spirit drew him into the booze business.
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Restocking the bar at your holiday get-together is about to get easier. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is issuing permits allowing drivers to deliver booze directly to a customer’s door.
ST PAUL, Minn. — According to the Department of Health, Minnesota has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the nation. Binge drinking is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having, for women, four or more drinks in about a two hour period. For men, it's five or more in that same time period.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission seized an illegal still in Cherokee County. The still sat in the driveway of a homeowner’s front yard and officers believe the person truly had no idea distilling liquor was illegal.
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, dedicated to spreading awareness of the dangers of drugged and drunk driving. Golden Peak Recovery, a leading provider of addiction treatment in Denver, CO, is joining in the efforts to teach more people about ways to avoid the effects of impaired driving.
The New York State Senate is once again trying to pass a law that would allow the sale of alcohol in movie theaters. Lawmakers have tried before but failed. Some may be a bit confused about all this, for there are theaters in the state that do allow the sale of alcohol, though the establishment has to be classified as a restaurant in order to do so.
Alcohol and substance abuse by one parent are always concerning to the other parent, but when those parents are separated or divorced, there is an increased level of anxiety.