Liquor permits in the Lawsonhurst district are a bit hard to come by. It’s one of the areas of the city whose spirits laws fall under the stricter 1913 Annexation Plan and as such, it has a fixed number of…
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Brewpub District Planned
After a 73-year banishment, local brand Deux Élans returns to the city as part of an urban core revitalization effort by entrepreneurs planning to convert derelict breweries into brew-pubs. The popular libation brewed by Lemuel Clevinger, nephew of brewer Voornaam…
Why Your Beer May Taste Awful
There’s something funny in the water. Well, actually, it’s in the beer. And, really, it’s more potentially blindness-inducing than funny. Skyrocketing copper prices have resulted in various forms of black-market activity around the city. This mostly means the theft and…
Friday Facts: Cognacgerie, cognacgerie, cognacgerie
:: According to a poll of more than 2,000 city residents, the Beatle considered most likely to be a considerate, gentle lover: Ringo :: The Copper Colombard, on 4th Street Lane and Annual Boulevard, claims to be the nation’s only…
Friday Facts: Leftover Cod, Pauline, Selleck-san
:: The Mid-Town Lions Club has decided to carry over their popular Friday Fish Fries, normally only held on Fridays during Lent, throughout the rest of April. “Well, we’ve got all these fish still lying around, so why not?” said…