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Associated PressMay 8, 2015

Commissioners in Miami Beach have given initial approval to a ban on selling alcohol in the early morning hours. But the proposal approved on first reading Thursday was a scaled-down version of a plan Mayor Philip Levine outlined last month. Levine suggested that the city stop all alcohol sales at 2 a.m. in all outdoor […]

James CallMarch 18, 2015

Sen. Denise Grimsley’s effort to tear down the wall has morphed into moving the door. More than 100 people crowded into a Senate meeting room Wednesday when the Regulated Industries Committee considered a proposal ending a prohibition on grocery stores stocking liquor and spirits alongside beer and wine. Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, fought back against an unfriendly amendment offered by […]

James CallMarch 18, 2015

Sen. Denise Grimsley’s effort to tear down the wall has morphed into moving the door. More than 100 people crowded into a Senate meeting room Wednesday when the Regulated Industries Committee considered a proposal ending a prohibition on grocery stores stocking liquor and spirits alongside beer and wine. Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, fought back against an unfriendly amendment offered by […]

Guest AuthorJune 17, 2014

It seems that teenagers are not being as bad as they used to be. A new study of 13, 000 American teenagers by the Center for Disease Control has found that our nation’s youth are drinking and smoking less than previous years. According to the study, 35 percent of youth surveyed stated that they had […]

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Miami Beach commission gives initial approval to alcohol ban

Senate scales back “‘whiskey and wheaties” bill

Senate scales back "'whiskey and wheaties" bill

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