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State police raided a South Side club and seized gallons of alcohol over the weekend, while the county health department shut down the bar for operating without a license, records show.
State troopers with the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement along with Pittsburgh police served a search warrant on the Boom Boom Room in the rear of a building in the 1700 block of East Carson Street, according to a release from state police.
The search warrant, served just after 2 a.m. Saturday, turned up 5.16 gallons of brewed alcohol and 5.9 gallons of liquor, police said.
A man accused of illegally selling bottles of booze from his Erie residence at a time when the state s liquor stores were closed because of COVID-19 was ordered on Wednesday to pay a fine.
Erie County Judge Daniel Brabender fined 25-year-old Tayvon M. Lindsey $500 and imposed no other penalties after Lindsey pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of unlawful sales of liquor.
The sentence followed an agreement reached between prosecutors and Lindsey s lawyer, Eric Hackwelder, at Lindsey s preliminary hearing in August. He waived the unlawful sales charge to court at the hearing after prosecutors withdrew one misdemeanor count of unlawful possession or transportation of liquor or alcohol.
05/13/2021
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today released its biennial Report on Underage and High-Risk Drinking, which details current trends and rates of consumption for underage and college students and outlines statewide education and prevention initiatives to address alcohol-related issues.
The report, required by Act 85 of 2006, was produced by the PLCB in cooperation with multiple state agencies and partners in alcohol education and is presented to the General Assembly to increase awareness of alcohol issues of public health concern.
“This report gives a glimpse of how COVID-19 affected patterns of alcohol use by young people across the commonwealth. We see both emerging and ongoing trends that need to be addressed by various groups, including public health agencies, educators, and parents and guardians,” said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden.
Margaritas or martinis to-go? Takeout drinks could soon be permanent in Pa.
Updated May 07, 10:53 AM;
Posted May 07, 10:38 AM
Pennsylvania lawmakers will be considering whether cocktails to-go will become permanent in Pennsylvania. A temporary measure was put in place during the pandemic to help licensed establishments boost sales during the state s shutdown. AP
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Margaritas, espresso martinis and mojitos could be a permanent to-go item at Pennsylvania’s restaurants, taverns and bars.
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania House Liquor Control Committee unanimously voted on a measure that would make mixed drinks a fixture on menus of the state’s licensed establishments.
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Opens Entry for Multiple Limited-Release Lotteries for 28 Rare Whiskeys
04/26/2021
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), through five separate Limited-Release Lotteries, will award lottery registrants the opportunity to purchase 213 bottles of 28 rare whiskeys.
Pennsylvania residents and licensees will have until 5:00 PM Friday, April 30, to opt in to one or more of the lotteries and drawings by visiting the Limited-Release Lottery web page at FWGS.com.
Five separate lotteries, each with multiple drawings, will be conducted for these limited-release whiskeys. Participants may opt in to one, several, or all lotteries. For the first four lotteries, if a participant wins a bottle in a drawing, they will be removed from subsequent drawings in that lottery, and purchase is limited to one bottle per participant per lottery. For the lottery featuring various other bourbons, participants may enter and win in multiple drawings, an