Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi (R-Bay Shore) proposed a new law which would ban stores such as Spencer’s Gifts and Gadgets and Gizmos from selling drinking related board games to those under the age of 21.

he Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile Hotel is hosting a pre-St. Paddy’s Day event on March 16 and releasing a new hotel-made beer served with traditional Irish fare. Event attendees can sample the new Downstate Maple Stout paired with mini lamb Sheppard’s Pie and the Rooftop Honey Wheat paired with corned beef and cabbage sliders.

Pinnacle Entertainment announced that its newest casino, River City, opened to the public on March 4 in the south St. Louis County community of Lemay. The casino represents an investment of $357 million, excluding operating cash, non-cash rent accruals and capitalized interest, and created approximately 600 construction-phase jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs for the region.

On the outskirts of London, England at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, a nearly 300 year old brew house is getting kicked back into shape as part of the £6 million Discover Greenwich renewal project. The folks over at Meantime Brewing Company, a Greenwich based microbrewery run by master brewer Alistair Hook, have renovated the historically rich compound, installing eight giant copper brewing vessels, converting the space into The Old Brewery, an active brewpub and restaurant.

First introduced in 1994 and widely popular in the late 90s, The Original Honey Brown is mounting a comeback. Credited as one of the first beers to add honey, The Original Honey Brown sold like wildfire.

Members of the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA) and the Pennsylvania Convenience Store Council (PCSC) today joined state Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) as he unveiled legislation that would make sweeping and historic changes to the state’s beer laws.

State Sen. Brian X. Foley (D-Blue Point) today led a rally of beverage industry workers against Governor Paterson’s proposed 50 percent tax on soda and other drinks.

Seven young people ages 10 to 25 were awarded prizes evening for their compelling counter-alcohol ads at the Free The Bowl™ World Premiere 2010 in San Rafael, California.The competition drew entries from 19 different states yet all shared the same core message: seductive alcohol ads shown during the Super Bowl are inappropriate for the millions of vulnerable young viewers who watch the event.