By Adam Pagnucco. Battered by shutdowns of dine-in service, restaurants across Maryland and beyond are taking a severe beating. As a measure of modest compensation, Governor Larry Hogan has allowed…
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Is This Moving Into the 21st Century?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has announced that he is “focused on building a 21st century economy that will help the County maintain its leadership position in…
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Mila Johns: End the Monopoly
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 18 House candidate Mila Johns has sent out a mailer calling for an end to MoCo’s liquor monopoly. The mailer contains an endorsement from Comptroller Peter…
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Evan Glass’s End the Monopoly Facebook Ad
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council At-Large candidate Evan Glass is advertising his position on ending the county’s liquor monopoly on Facebook. In 2014, Glass and Silver Spring restaurateur Jackie Greenbaum co-wrote…
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Is the Liquor Monopoly Improving?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Once again, Montgomery County’s liquor monopoly is a hot issue in local politics. As far as we know, MoCo is the only county in the nation in…
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Bill Frick’s End the Monopoly Insert
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Delegate Bill Frick (D-16), who is running for County Executive, is distributing this anti-liquor monopoly glass insert in Bethesda. Frick authored a bill to allow voters to decide whether to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Licensed Beverage Association, which was founded by licensees as “a voice for Montgomery County retailers and restaurants against unjust DLC practices,” is complaining about…
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By Adam Pagnucco. A co-owner of The Classics Restaurant, a Silver Spring steakhouse, has issued a statement placing part of the blame for his decision to close on the county’s…
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Question: The county’s liquor monopoly has come under heavy criticism–not least from Seventh State. If at all, how would you reform or change, or press the state legislature to change,…
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More Crime at the Liquor Monopoly
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Police Department has reported that two men, one of whom worked for the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC), were arrested for a series…