Booze
Liquor Privatization May Happen Soon—But Slowly
The Patriot-News reports on the latest attempts to privatize the state liquor store system:
Arthur Goldman and the PLCB: Rare Wines. Bad Law. Big Trouble.
Let’s grant this: What Arthur Goldman (allegedly) did was dumb. It was, if proven, certainly illegal. And if convicted, he’ll likely pay a steep price […]
PHOTO: There’s a Jordanian Beer Called “Philadelphia”
From a Redditor who found himself in Jordan.
Main Line Lawyer Charged With Smuggling Wine
CBS reports that Arthur David Goldman has been charged with smuggling high-end wines and selling them out of his home.
Tom Corbett May Give Liquor Privatization Another Shot in 2014
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports privatizing the state’s liquor stores may be on the agenda in 2014, thanks to a $1.4 billion budget deficit. “There are […]
Running of the Santas Turned Fatal This Weekend
A Running-of-the-Santas fatality occurred this weekend. Herr, 24, of Lebanon, Pa., was in Philadelphia for the annual Running of the Santas on Saturday when somehow, […]
Will Princeton Go “Dallas Buyers Club” on Meningitis Problem?
They’ve tried vaccines. They’ve tried an ad campaign. They’ve even tried special and utterly useless red solo cups. But after an eighth case of meningitis […]
Penn Receives Alcohol Education Grant
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports: Penn’s”Division of Public Safety and the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives received a $25,000 grant to fund alcohol […]
Tales O’ Halloween: The Drunk Villanova Student Who Dressed As a Mailman
If this guy’s costume was “Drunk mailman,” he nailed it. According to police, an [18-year-old] man dressed as a postal worker was lying between two […]
Blacked-Out Penn Students Are Truly Terrible
34th Street Magazine has a good piece out about the pervasiveness of Penn’s black-out binge-drinkers and the EMTs who babysit them.
More Than 50 Temple Students Arrested on Homecoming Weekend
After a brief respite, the Temple News reports that campus authorities are cracking down—again—on student drinking, arresting more than 50 students during homecoming weekend.
Philadelphia Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival
Thursday night, Philadelphia magazine hosted the 2013 Philadelphia Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival at Lincoln Financial Field. Guests at “whiskeyfest” enjoyed spirits from nearly 100 […]
Hey Kids! It’s (Kind of) Safe to Drink Again at Temple!
Granted, that’s not the headline that Temple wants to see for this story. But heck, here’s the news: “The crackdown on student drinking by Temple […]
Dogfish Head Makes Beer out of Meteorites
CBS Philly reports on Celest-jewel-ale, a small-batch brew from Dogfish Head Brewery, made out of … moon dust. “To be exact, Celest-jewel-ale contains crushed lunar […]