New Brighton bar disables phone use
New Brighton bar disables phone use Source: thespiritsbusiness.com July 25th Visitors to The Gin Tub, which opened on Saturday on the site of former Seventy6 bar, will have to find another way to flick through their social media feeds. Inside the bar, a Faraday cage has been installed, a copper screen which blocks mobile phone […]
You’ve got mail . and booze! Ontario to sell alcohol online, deliver it via Canada Post
You’ve got mail . and booze! Ontario to sell alcohol online, deliver it via Canada Post Source: cbc.ca July 26th Ontario consumers will be able to buy alcohol through a new online ordering service that will bring products from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to their doorsteps through Canada Post, Ontario’s finance minister said […]
The Smithsonian Is Hiring a Beer Historian
The Smithsonian Is Hiring a Beer Historian Source: ABC News July 27, 2016 The world’s largest research and museum complex is looking for scholars who know their beer. From America’s earliest days, beer has had a place in cultural history. Now, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History wants to make sure that history is […]
Researchers study link between health insurance, tobacco and alcohol use among reproductive age women
Researchers study link between health insurance, tobacco and alcohol use among reproductive age women News-Medical July 27, 2016 Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health studied the relationship between health insurance coverage and tobacco and alcohol use among reproductive age women in the United States, and whether there were differences according to pregnancy […]
Australia: ACT abandons lockout plans
Australia: ACT abandons lockout plans The Shout By Vanessa Cavasinni, editor Australian Hotelier July 27, 2016 The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government has announced that it will no longer pursue the imposition of a 3am closure of venues and heftier licensing fees, as implemented in New South Wales and Queensland. Lockout laws were first considered […]
PA: Liquor Control Board Weights in on Alcohol Law Changes in Pennsylvania
PA: Liquor Control Board Weights in on Alcohol Law Changes in Pennsylvania Lexology Pepper Hamilton LLP July 26, 2016 Of particular interest to Pennsylvania residents and those doing business in the Commonwealth is the focus on expanding the location and availability of alcohol beyond traditional licensees. A month after Act 39 of 2016 was signed […]