Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The President of Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws called the decision in Howard County not to grant a license to a liquor store inside Wegmans 'disappointing.'
A state advocate for expanding consumer access to beer and wine is speaking out against the decision in Howard County not to grant a liquor license to a proposed liquor store on the second floor of the Columbia Wegmans, saying it is a "defeat" for consumers. Adam Borden, president of the board of directors for Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws, said his organization was disappointed by the unananimous decision by the Howard County Alcoholic Beverage Commission to not grant a liquor license to Upstairs Wine and Spirits LLC. Owners of the proposed business said they had planned on opening an approximately 10,000 square foot liquor store in a walled-off space on the second floor of Wegmans. On Wednesday, a Wegmans spokesperson said…
Friday, June 15, 2012
Liquor Board delays decision after main owner, Chris O’Donnell, doesn't show.
The fate of a proposed liquor store to be located inside the new Columbia Wegmans is past the point of being under debate. It's now almost a saga. After three and half hours of testimony on Thursday evening, and five hours of testimony on May 1, the Howard County Alcoholic Beverage Board has again delayed a decision on whether to grant a license to sell alcohol in a space on the second-floor of the Columbia Wegmans. In May, the decision was delayed to allow members of the public to testify. On Thursday it was because Christopher O’Donnell was not present to testify. O’Donnell is the 90 percent owner of the proposed store and husband of Colleen Wegman, the president of Wegmans. After discovering that O’Donnell was out of the country, the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The proposed liquor store in Wegmans has sparked the debate.
The proposed 10,000-square-foot liquor store inside the new Columbia Wegmans has reignited the debate on whether wine, beer and liquor should be sold in Maryland grocery and convenience stores. In an expansive article on Saturday, the Baltimore Sun examined how multiple grocery stores are trying to find ways around rules that generally ban chain grocery stores from selling wine, beer and liquor. (There are some exceptions, such as an Eastern Shore Giant location that has a license that has been grandfathered.) Adam Borden, the president of Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws, said the bans are antiquated. “Our culture has evolved,” said Borden. “It used to be one where temperance and orderly tax collections were our most paramount …
Mark B
5:49 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
Lets see, you are getting ready for a party at your house and you buy food at a grocerie store and then it would be really great to buy beer at the same store. I lived in NY for 33 years and somehow we still have independant liquor stores. If liquor stores have to compete with grocery stores, prices will be better. Heck when I lived in Florence Italy 15 years ago, you could buy beer, wine whisky … more ›