Archives for "alcohol"

Best Happy Hour of 2009: Bodega

18 Walker / January 5, 2010 3:00 pm

Happy Hour means a lot of different things to different people. For some it’s a way to unwind after work. For others it’s cheap drink without breaking the bank. No matter what your reason may be, it’s hard to beat… [Read More]

Bill Proposed to Restrict Liquor Permits in Ohio

Bill Proposed to Restrict Liquor Permits in Ohio

62 Walker / April 28, 2009 10:44 pm

Earlier today I was alerted to some disturbing news by local beer journalist Michael Paull. A new Senate Bill (S. B. No. 62) has been introduced that would restrict liquor permits within 500 feet of schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds and… [Read More]

“The Green Hour” absinthe tasting at Morton’s

16 Mandy Henderson / February 10, 2009 8:30 am

We cannot feel that all this extreme ecstasy is natural; it seems forced and hysterical; it is musical absinthe. — Boston critic’s reaction to the music of Debussy, 1905 Absinthe tastes like NyQuil. –Me, on Columbus Underground, 2008 Perhaps there… [Read More]

Europia: Giving the People What They Want

31 The Wayfarer / October 25, 2008 1:55 am

LifeEpicurean.com wrote Europia & Bob Corkwell: Giving the People What They Want Saturday, October 25, 2008 BY CHRIS SPINATO For many people, getting serious about wine, spirits, cigars, or good food means stretching what is already a tight budget, being… [Read More]

In Search of a City: CVS (Non-Rubbing) Alcohol Sales

136 Walker / September 2, 2008 11:39 pm

downtowncolumbus.com wrote In Search of a City: CVS (Non-Rubbing) Alcohol Sales Posted on September 2nd, 2008 When I see chronic alcoholics, many with mental health problems, buying cheap, fortified wine and “tall boys” at the downtown CVS pharmacy, I am… [Read More]

Pace-High Carryout to reopen Aug 2

19 michael macarthur / July 27, 2008 10:05 pm

As a longtime fan of the two places to assemble my own microbrew six-packs in this town (Pace-High in Clintonville, Gentile’s in Grandview), I bemoaned the second — and apparently final — shuttering of Pace-High several months ago. Sure, the… [Read More]

Absinthe makes a return to Ohio stores

98 BetsyB / June 18, 2008 9:20 am

Dispatch wrote Unfairly banned for decades as unsafe, potent liquor returns to Ohio stores By Kevin Joy Wednesday, June 18, 2008 After several years of lobbying by distillers and a detailed study of the liquor’s chemical makeup, the U.S. Treasury… [Read More]