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Arlington initiative seeks to improve nightlife safety
A new initiative in Arlington, Virginia, is aimed at improving nightlife safety by providing effective standards for establishments that serve alcohol.
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Amazon planning a deeper dive into alcohol sales? A D.C.-area job posting suggests so.
The manager of alcohol public policy will be based in Greater Washington and “will create, execute, and manage key public policy issues related to alcohol procurement and sales.”
1 week ago -
Just 1 drink a day might increase risk of stroke: Study
The study, published in The Lancet, counters the findings of some previous studies that have shown links between moderate alcohol intake and heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain types of cancer.
2 weeks ago -
More DC brewpubs, tasting rooms to open under proposed bill
There’s new legislation going through city hall that would allow small businesses that make wine, beer or spirits in D.C. to open locations outside of where they make their product.
4 weeks ago -
Maryland lawmakers roll out the barrel for craft brewers
Maryland lawmakers have moved closer to a compromise bill that boosts the state’s craft brewing industry.
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Toxic moonshine kills at least 94 in India and lands 150 in the hospital
The victims were said to have consumed unregulated moonshine, known locally as “country-made liquor.” The incident is the latest in India’s long battle to control fake or illegal alcohol.
2 months ago -
Maryland lawmakers to debate who will oversee state’s alcohol laws
The day before state legislative committees were to hold hearings over who should be regulating Maryland’s alcohol industry, key players in the debate held dueling news conferences featuring a healthy dose of trash talking.
2 months ago -
Virginia gov signs ban on people under 21 buying tobacco
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation banning people under 21 from buying tobacco and nicotine products, a measure enacted in a state known historically for its tobacco production.
2 months ago -
Marijuana-impaired driving spikes in Maryland, police say
As more states decriminalize marijuana, Maryland State Police are seeing a large jump in the number of weed-related impaired driving crashes and violations.
2 months ago -
Beer before wine is fine? No, you’ll still be hungover
Beer before wine is fine? Not according to a group of scientists who now have said that’s not true: The order in which drinks are consumed doesn’t affect a hangover.
2 months ago -
Appeals court hears challenge to ‘habitual drunkard’ law
A federal appeals court is set to reconsider a challenge to a Virginia law that allows police to arrest people designated as “habitual drunkards” if they are caught with alcohol.
3 months ago -
Police: Woman drove drunk on vanilla extract
Police say a Connecticut woman charged with driving under the influence was drunk on vanilla extract, which contains a significant amount of alcohol.
3 months ago -
You can now drink while shopping at Village at Leesburg
The Loudoun County mixed-use development is the first to take advantage of a new Virginia law that allows patrons to carry drinks with them in to-go cups as they shop.
5 months ago -
What booze is most popular at Virginia ABC stores?
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, which controls retail sales of hard liquor in the Commonwealth, said ABC stores posted their 20th consecutive record-breaking year for sales in fiscal 2018.
8 months ago -
Steering kids away from alcohol can be as simple as 1 word: ‘Talk’
Parents absolutely can influence whether children drink, and a new campaign in Fairfax County, Virginia, aims to leverage that influence.
9 months ago
