Author Archives: Cocktail Chronicles

June 17

Texas Breweries Begin Selling Alcohol To Go

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Dallas News Robert Garrett Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1545 that makes alcohol to go from breweries lawful in the state of Texas. Prior to the bill being signed, only brewpubs were the only places that could allow alcohol to be consumed and sold on the premises. Starting September 1st, 2019, breweries throughout Texas […]

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June 16

UGA Will Not Sell Alcohol During Athletic Games!

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Fox 5 Atlanta Cal Callaway Despite approval from the Southeastern Conference Committee regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages in its participating partner schools, UGA will not be one of them.  UGA Athletic Director Greg McGarity announced Tuesday the university will not sell alcoholic beverages in general seating areas for all athletic events during the 2019-20 […]

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June 15

SEC Is Allowing Alcohol At Sports Events!!!

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Biz Journals Eric Jackson The Southeastern Conference has changed its beverage policies for partnering colleges and universities to allow alcohol for sporting events in the coming Fall season. The new policy is allowing new revenue to make an increase to the SEC’s net worth. According to the new policy, 14 partnering schools of the conference […]

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June 14

Budweiser Has A New Father’s Day Ad!

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Budweiser has released a new ad for the upcoming holiday this Sunday, Father’s Day, but with a bit of a twist… The dedication has been made to stepfathers! The ad includes a series of short stories of dads who have “stepped up” over the years and ensured that family does not necessarily equate to blood […]

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June 13

Assailant From Homophobic Assault At Atlanta’s Joystick Bar Goes To Court…

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Does Atlanta area police look at white victims differently from black victims? In the video below (left) a white man, Junior Gibbons, 18, was the victim of assault when his cellphone was hit to the ground in April by rap star Offset from the group Migos in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Offset was initially charged with […]

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June 11

Would You Buy Alcohol From Family Dollar?

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New York Times Derrick Bryson Taylor At least a thousand Family Dollar stores will be offering a new item or two for customers: Alcohol! Dollar Tree, the company that bought out Family Dollar back in 2015, made the announcement just last week that they would be providing more selections for alcoholic beverages. The addition of […]

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May 20

ITS NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN HIM!

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Join us this evening at the Atlanta Nightlife Aliance’s Monthly Mixer tonight from 6pm-8pm! Hope to see you there!

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May 18

Would You Go To A Bar With No Alcohol?

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BBC News Margaret Eby A bar in Brooklyn has taken the first step towards a new trend in nightlife: a bar without alcohol! Getaway, a bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has been acknowledged as a place with an oxymoron, but places like NYC and London have tried to appeal to a demographic of people who just […]

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May 16

New Orleans-based coffee chain coming to San Antonio

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My SA Madison Iszler PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans plans to open 180 new shops in Texas over the next decade. The bulk of the chain’s new franchise stores will be concentrated in the state’s largest cities, with 40 locations in San Antonio, 60 in Houston, 25 in Austin and 55 in Dallas-Fort Worth, according […]

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May 16

Starbucks’ China challenger Luckin Coffee will price IPO at $17 a share

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CNBC Amelia Lucas & Leslie Picker Luckin Coffee is preparing for its initial public offering for tomorrow and is trying to overtake Starbucks as the coffee chain with the largest presence in China. Luckin Coffee will price its initial public offering at $17 per share, sources with knowledge of the deal told CNBC on Thursday. […]

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