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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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…
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…
More Crime at the Liquor Monopoly
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…
Gino Stands by His Man
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Marc Elrich held his kickoff event for the County Executive race in Bethesda this past Sunday. One of his guests was Gino Renne, President of…
Meet the New Liquor Monopoly
By Adam Pagnucco. Meet the New Liquor Monopoly. It’s the same as the Old Liquor Monopoly, except with less accountability. OK, now that the applause is dying down, let’s look…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Government has issued a solicitation seeking bids on a propaganda video defending the county’s liquor monopoly. The solicitation comes after the County Executive’s task…