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All roads lead to Ronda: Italian-style vineyards aim to put NC wine on map
In the tiny town of Ronda, an Italian-style winemaking movement seeks to restore the NC to its pre-Prohibition grandeur.
Opinion
Time to change NC’s outdated ready-to-drink cocktail laws
NC law should not force consumers toward malt-based alternatives simply because those products fit more neatly into older regulatory categories.
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NC Craft Brewers Guild reflects on 1 year of Helene recovery
One year after Hurricane Helene devastated their businesses and communities, craft breweries in western North Carolina are still on the road to recovery. Western North Carolina has long been integral to the state’s craft brewing industry, accounting for roughly one-quarter of breweries in the state and playing an outsized role in shaping North Carolina’s beer...
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NC’s brewers adjust to sobering reality of fewer drinkers with new strategies
Gallup finds US drinking at an all-time low, with young adults leading the decline — impacting culture, health, and North Carolina’s beer industry.
Opinion
Why North Carolina should modernize its ABC laws
The next time someone asks where to find exceptional American whiskey, I want the response to be the same our great-grandparents gave
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Top NC court allows bar owners to pursue COVID shutdown cases against governor
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions Friday allowing bar owners in the state to pursue lawsuits against the governor over COVID-related shutdowns in 2020. The court’s majority emphasized the bar owners’ state constitutional rights to the “fruits of their own labor.”
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Bars rebut Cooper’s arguments about COVID compensation
North Carolina bar owners suing Gov. Roy Cooper over his decision to keep bars closed during the COVID-19 pandemic made the case this week for compensation from the state. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 23 in NC Bar and Tavern Association v. Cooper. It’s one of two cases at the state’s highest court that day pitting the governor against bar owners.
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Cooper’s lawyers defend COVID bar shutdowns in NC Supreme Court filing
Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawyers are defending his decision to keep bars closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cooper’s legal team filed paperwork this week with North Carolina’s highest court.
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Split Appeals Court allows bar owners to proceed with COVID suit against Cooper
A split state Court of Appeals panel has determined that bar owners can move forward with their lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown of their operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bar owners make case for compensation based on Cooper’s COVID shutdowns
N.C. bar owners are asking the state Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper. They’re seeking compensation for COVID executive orders that shut down or limited their businesses for a year.
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Municipalities lining up to approve early Sunday brunch; N.C. distillers prosper
Add tiny Misenheimer to the list of the 124 North Carolina municipalities and 19 counties to allow restaurants and stores to serve alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday. Misenheimer is the second municipality in Stanly County to approve the sales, which were made legal as part of Senate Bill 155, also called the brunch bill....
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VIDEO: ABC Reform Bill Gives State More Control
RALEIGH – A bill reforming North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system passed its first legislative test earlier this week. The bill emerged from a legislative study commission on the regulation of liquor sales and is an answer to recent controversies at ABC boards in New Hanover and Mecklenburg counties.
