22 Dec 2020
Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett (R) recounted a story of a business owner last week about an alleged incident with a compliance agent from the Liquor Control Commission.
According to Barrett, an individual approached Charlie’s Bar and Grill in Potterville, saying he was “really lonely and asked if he could have something to eat”:
The restaurateur “felt bad for the man and served him a meal,” Barrett said.
He said the owner thought nothing of helping someone in need. But, according to Barrett, it was not simply a man down on his luck, but rather an agent of the Liquor Control Commission was who was apparently attempting to entrap the business owner.
by Alan Stamm Things got tense when a state inspector told seated drinkers to step away from the bar, she documents in a license suspension order that shut Oak Cafe, a Wyandotte sports bar.
(Photos: TripAdvisor) The Liquor Control Commission representative, Anne Flynn-Sloat, walked into the bar area and found several patrons seated at the bar drinking, the agency says in a six-page report on her Dec. 9 visit at 5:43 p.m. That violated a state health department ban on indoor bar and restaurant service, which had been extended two days earlier. The investigator identified herself and advised the bartender that the patrons could not gather inside the establishment and consume alcohol. The bartender ignored the investigator.
by Alan Stamm Things got tense when a state inspector told seated drinkers to step away from the bar, she documents in a license suspension order that shut Oak Cafe, a Wyandotte sports bar.
(Photos: TripAdvisor) The Liquor Control Commission representative, Anne Flynn-Sloat, walked into the bar area and found several patrons seated at the bar drinking, the agency says in a six-page report on her Dec. 9 visit at 5:43 p.m. That violated a state health department ban on indoor bar and restaurant service, which had been extended two days earlier. The investigator identified herself and advised the bartender that the patrons could not gather inside the establishment and consume alcohol. The bartender ignored the investigator.
Niles Brewing Company features 14 taps for its beer. The state added nearly 56,000 leisure and hospitality jobs between January and February, according to data released last week by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The industry lost nearly 63,000 jobs in December, but recovered 9,000 of them in January.
Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN/
Niles Brewing Company features 14 taps for its beer. The state added nearly 56,000 leisure and hospitality jobs between January and February, according to data released last week by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The industry lost nearly 63,000 jobs in December, but recovered 9,000 of them in January.
Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN/