A trendy downtown Salt Lake City seafood restaurant started business Saturday with glass-smashing and champagne, a symbolic gesture in its emancipation from Utah's so-called "Zion Curtains" alcohol law.
"It feels fabulous and liberating. It's a hallelujah moment," said Joel LaSalle, owner of Current Fish & Oyster. "It'll make our restaurant twice as beautiful because you can actually see the $100,000 bar and wall."
A friend and I were recently trading stories about parenting teenagers.
The topic moved to underage drinking parties and how to talk to our teenage children about expectations around underage drinking without sounding preachy or overbearing.
A number of new laws affecting the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will take effect July 1. The laws were passed by this year's General Assembly and signed by Governor Terry McAuliffe.
A number of new laws affecting the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will take effect July 1. The laws were passed by this year's General Assembly and signed by Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Holiday travel, combined with holiday drinking, results in hundreds of deaths and injuries every Fourth of July weekend.
Over the four-day-long weekend alone, the National Safety Council estimates that nearly 600 deaths and 66,900 injuries requiring medical attention may occur because of crashes. Experts and law enforcement officials say drunk drivers may be a big contributor.
A bill designed to increase penalties on illegally shipped wine or beer coming into Michigan recently advanced both the House and Senate and now awaits signature from Gov. Rick Snyder.
David Vos is about to do something his dad couldn't when the elder Vos first bought the St. Cloud liquor business back in 1973 — open the door to customers, on a Sunday.
NEW YORK, June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Women of the Vine & Spirits, the leading trade alliance devoted to the advancement of women in the alcohol beverage industry and advocating for diversity initiatives will facilitate the first of its kind gathering of top male and female executives in the alcohol beverage industry for its inaugural Executive Summit, held September 13, at City Winery in New York City.
Thrifty drinkers will want to shop Utah state liquor stores Friday because booze prices will go up come Saturday.
The state Alcohol Task Force held a liquor hearing in May in Foxboro to get public input on proposed legal and regulatory changes affecting the alcohol industry. It was a sign that the times they are a-changing.