alcohol

New York State may make changes to the state liquor laws. Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators created a panel to review the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to offer suggestions on how to modernize the policies. One recommendation by the board would allow liquor stores to sell alcohol at 10 am on Sundays. Two other […]

Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul shared the “conceptual agreement” on the 2023 state budget. What is different this time for the budget? Well, the budget includes legalizing alcohol-to-go sales, and a partial elimination of the state gas tax. The legalization of alcohol-to-go is something that restaurant owners have been asking for after it was initiated as […]

More people are making the switch over from alcohol to marijuana. According to the results of a Harris Poll released this month, almost half of cannabis consumers age 21 and up have replaced or reduced their c since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The poll also found that one-third of those who use cannabis […]

It’s nothing like good old fashioned Moonshine. Sheriff deputies in Alabama busted in illegal winery that was being operated out of a city sewage plant. The illegal operation was in Rainsville Alabama. Law enforcement got several tips about the illegal winery. No arrests have been made yet but police said they’re coming. https://news.yahoo.com/illegal-winery-busted-alabama-towns-135816027.html

We have winner on Election Day 2020………..Alcohol. According to a Los Angeles Times reports that the on-demand alcohol delivery service Drizly, which operates in 26 states, said sales were 68 percent higher on Tuesday’s Election Day than the previous four Tuesdays, on average. Sales were notably higher in Washington, D.C. (up 133 percent), New York City […]

During a conference call to the media to address updates on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned that there would be a new regulation concerning dining out. Bars are now only allowed to serve patrons alcohol if they ordered food at the same time and there would be […]

As we approach Memorial Day in the United States most states will still have stay at home orders in place. However, with the weather here in Monroe County expected to reach 80 degrees with no rain people will want to be out and about. Mayor Lovely Warren and RPD Chief LaRon Singletary urge city residents […]

Happy Cinco de Mayo! It’s not just a day to drink and have Mexican Food. (Even though I think most people will) The celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with substantial Mexican-American populations is rooted in history. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the “Battle of […]

So there is a new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research and The World Cancer Research Fund have found that drinking alcohol, beer and wine included is linked to breast cancer.