The federal Alcohol Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) announced earlier this month that, as of the end of 2013, there were over 3700 active brewer’s notices on file with the TTB. A federal brewer’s notice is required to operate a brewery and sell beer in interstate commerce. That number represents a 12% increase over […]
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Bethesda Apartment Building Construction Causing Closures, Spawning Lawsuits
In the last two years, the Woodmont Triangle area of downtown Bethesda has seen a building boom in high-rise luxury apartment buildings. Construction of one of those buildings, however, appears to be taking its toll on some established local businesses, and has now caused the closing of two local restaurants and an automotive repair shop. […]
Read more...County Liquor Board Wants to Nix Residency Requirements for Liquor Licenses
The Baltimore Sun had an interesting story last week about how the liquor board of Harford County, Maryland, wants to eliminate the state requirement that every county liquor license application have on it at least one resident of the county. As stated in the article, it can often be a challenge for a restaurant to […]
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