Starbucks opens new retail concept-complete with a bar
Starbucks opens new retail concept-complete with a bar Source: CSA BY MARIANNE WILSON July 31, 2018 Starbucks Corp. has entered the bakery/café space-for the second time. On Tuesday, the coffee giant opened its first-ever standalone Princi bakery and café, in downtown Seattle. Princi, which operates stores across Milan and in London’s SoHo neighborhood, is the […]
Utah: Liquor lucrative as ever as Utah’s yearly sales top $454M and five more bars gain licenses
Utah: Liquor lucrative as ever as Utah’s yearly sales top $454M and five more bars gain licenses Source: Salt Lake Tribune By Kathy Stephenson July 31st The flow of liquor in Utah continues to rise – as does the river of revenue. On Tuesday, for example, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted five […]
MN: DWI will affect trail, boating privileges
MN: DWI will affect trail, boating privileges MPR News By Tim Nelson · St. Paul July 31, 2018 A change in Minnesota law will ban people who have a DWI from taking to the state’s trails and waterways on boats, snowmobiles and ATVs while their driving privileges are suspended. That hasn’t been the case, as […]
Huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddling (Additional Coverage)
Huge clinical trial collapses, and research on alcohol remains befuddling (Additional Coverage) Source: https://www.denverpost.com/ By JOEL ACHENBACH, The Washington Post August 5, 2018 Research on alcohol consumption is in a pickle. There’s no question that pounding one drink after another is bad for your health. Things get murkier when it comes to “moderate” drinking. What does […]
Group Of 17 British Teenagers Hospitalised After Drinking ‘Toxic’ Alcohol In Greece
Group Of 17 British Teenagers Hospitalised After Drinking ‘Toxic’ Alcohol In Greece Source: http://www.ladbible.com/ Rebecca Shepherd August 5, 2018 Your first LADs’ holiday is all about the hangovers, sunburn and booze. But for these young teenagers everything was ruined when their drinks were ‘laced with methanol’ while they were partying in Zante, Greece. The group, all […]
PA: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Participates in National Night Out Programs Across the Commonwealth PRNewswire News Provided By Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board August 6, 2018 HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) will participate in National Night Out™ events across the state this year, reaching thousands of young people, parents, and community […]
CO: New report shows nearly 3 in 4 arrested for impaired driving in Colorado are men
CO: New report shows nearly 3 in 4 arrested for impaired driving in Colorado are men Report also shows 38% of arrestees had prior DUI The Denver Channel By Blair Miller August 6, 2018 DENVER – Men in Colorado are far more likely to be charged with driving under the influence than women, and young […]
CA: Bill to Extend Last Call to 4 A.M. at LA Bars Gets Pushback
CA: Bill to Extend Last Call to 4 A.M. at LA Bars Gets Pushback The bill, SB 905, is set to come for a vote before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday and has the support of most of the mayors of the cities it would impact, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. NBC Los […]
Ireland: ‘Fatal’ amount of alcohol can be bought for ?10, says survey
Ireland: ‘Fatal’ amount of alcohol can be bought for ?10, says survey Campaigners call for move on minimum pricing to tackle ‘remarkable affordability’ Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/ Conor Pope August 9, 2018 Alcohol in Ireland now costs so little that a woman can consume enough to damage her health by spending just ?5.50 a week while a “fatal” […]
How Sobriety Became the Latest Trend for British Millennials
How Sobriety Became the Latest Trend for British Millennials Source: http://time.com/ August 8, 2018 On a sunny Saturday in late July, more than 1,500 people descended on trendy east London for an afternoon of heavy drinking. In between gin and tonic pairing sessions, beer tastings and cocktail masterclasses, students, hipsters and young professionals lounged around on […]