Features
B-F Recognized For Creating Inclusive Workplace
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brown-Forman Corporation was among the organizations recognized for creating an inclusive workplace as part of Seramount’s fifth annual Inclusion Index.Read MoreBill Proposes Fines For Business Vaccination Mandates
COLUMBUS — Steps taken by a growing number of bars, restaurants and entertainment venues around the state to protect employees and patrons from COVID-19 would be punishable by thousands of...Read MoreOCBA Returns Ohio Pint Day On Sept. 28
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Craft Brewers Association wants to give Buckeye State beer fans another excuse to drink some quality beer this month by hosting the second annual Ohio Pint...Read MoreLegalized Pot Petition Receives Oks
COLUMBUS — A petition for a proposed statute that would legalize the cultivation and recreational use of marijuana last month received the approval of both the Ohio Attorney General’s Office...Read More‘America’s Spirit’ Continues Resurgence Despite Pandemic
Enjoying an ongoing resurgence, America’s native spirit has been growing in a similar fashion that most other back-bar staples have grown in recent years — in the high-end premium and...Read MoreFood and Beverage Establishment Grants Still Available
COLUMBUS — As of late August, money was still available through the Food and Beverage Establishment Grant program for bars and restaurants impacted last year by the coronavirus pandemic.Read MoreValue Brands Pace Gin Segment’s First Growth Since 2014
Gin, the latest spirit to capture the attention of craft distillers, last year saw sale volumes in numbers not seen since 2014, according to data from the Distilled Spirits Council...Read MoreOhio Brands Score At Ultimate Spirits Challenge
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (PRNewswire) — Eight brands from Ohio producers were recognized at the recent 2021 Ultimate Spirits Challenge, including seven from a single distillery.Read MoreORA: Restaurants Need RFF Replenished
COLUMBUS — A recent poll by the Ohio Restaurant Association indicates that most operators in Ohio did not receive Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants and continue to struggle from the fallout...Read MoreBill Seeks Legal Marijuana Use, Cultivation
COLUMBUS — The cultivation and recreational use of marijuana would be legalized by legislation introduced this month in the Ohio House of Representatives. House Bill 382 has four major components...Read More
Capital Headlines
3 Reappointed To Lottery Commission
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine last month reappointed three members of the Ohio Lottery Commission to terms expiring on Aug. 1, 2024. Those reappointed included commission Chair Matthew John Blair...Read MoreCincy Distillery Partners With Tennis Tourney
CINCINNATI — Northside Distilling Co. is serving as the exclusive bourbon of the Western & Southern Open, a popular tennis tournament running through Aug. 22 at the Lindner Family Tennis...Read MoreFifty West To Host ‘Drink ‘N Dash’
CINCINNATI — To celebrate the opening of a Fleet Feet running store at its Cincinnati location, Fifty West Brewing Co. is hosting a “Drink ‘n Dash” one-mile beer run on...Read MoreOGIC Debuts Grape Industry Documentary
REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Grape Industries Committee this month debuted a new documentary highlighting the grape growing industry in Ohio and recognizing its growers. The short film shows how the...Read MoreOhioans Excel At Homebrew Competition
BOULDER, Colo. — An Ohio homebrewer was the recipient of the Samuel Adams Ninkasi Award at the recent 2021 National Homebrew Competition. Jason Lowery of Amherst received the Samuel Adams-sponsored...Read More
Legally Speaking
Process For October Permit Renewals Is Underway
For all liquor retail permit holders in the northeastern part of Ohio, midnight on Oct. 1 means it is time your 2020-2021 permit expires — this includes all manufacturers and...Court: Commission Must Reconsider COVID Disorderly Conduct
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on July 15 rendered a decision regarding three Liquor Control Commission orders finding a retail permit holder in violation and imposing the penalty...Permit Renewal Schedule Returns To Normal
All permit holders must be aware now that the July 1 renewal deadline extension has passed and the Division of Liquor Control will resume the three annual renewal cycles of...Budget Bill Makes Changes To Liquor Act
Gov. Mike DeWine has signed House Bill 110, the biennial state operating budget, which includes a few amendments to Ohio’s Liquor Control Act. Some of the provisions of the new...Pandemic Spawns New Laws To Aid Permit Holders
We can review coming out of the pandemic changes in the Liquor Control Act from the new laws passed by the Ohio General Assembly.