Tag: bars

Los Angeles Councilman Opposes Bill Allowing Bar to Open Until 4 a.m.

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion July 27 asking the council to oppose a bill in the state Legislature that would allow bars in seven cities—including West Hollywood—to stay open until 4 a.m., citing concerns over a potential increase in drunk driving and alcohol-related deaths. Senate Bill 930, introduced by Scott…


LA Councilman Opposes State Bill Allowing Bars to Stay Open Until 4 a.m.

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion July 27 asking the council to oppose a bill in the state Legislature that would allow bars in seven cities—including West Hollywood—to stay open until 4 a.m., citing concerns over a potential increase in drunk driving and alcohol-related deaths. Senate Bill 930, introduced by Scott…


US Judge Bars Martin Shkreli From Drug Industry, Orders $64.6 Million Payment

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Friday barred Martin Shkreli from the pharmaceutical industry for life and ordered him to pay $64.6 million after he famously raised the price of the drug Daraprim and fought to block generic competitors. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan ruled after a trial where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and…


Samoa Bars

In the UK, we’re not lucky enough to have access to American Girl Scout cookies, and that’s a big problem, at least for me. My yearly cravings for thin mint and Samoa cookies remains unfulfilled. Thankfully, both are relatively easy to replicate at home. These simple bars are my vegan take on the classic Samoa…


Hundreds of San Francisco Bars to Require Proof of Vaccination or Negative COVID-19 Test

A group representing nearly 500 bars in San Francisco has said that patrons who want to drink inside will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. The San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance told NBC News that its members will begin implementing the rule on July 29. The group polled its members…


A Bright, Fresh-Tasting, Make-Ahead Dessert for Memorial Day

Key limes are smaller, yellower cousins to the bigger, darker green Persian limes you usually see in the grocery store. They’re more tart, with fragrant, floral juice, and used to be grown widely in the Florida Keys, where cooks invented key lime pie as a way to use the juice. To make these key lime…


Orange County Moves into Less-Restrictive Reopening Tier

Some businesses in Orange County, Calif. will be allowed to boost capacity as the region slides into California’s less-restrictive reopening tier May 19. Improving COVID-19 metrics permit the county to enter the yellow tier under the state’s blueprint for a safer economy, the California Department of Health said May 18. The new tier will allow…


Orange County’s Restrictions Loosen as COVID-19 Metrics Improve

Arcades and bowling allies are among the businesses allowed to reopen March 31 when Orange County graduates to a less-restrictive reopening tier. The county landed in the orange tier after maintaining the necessary COVID-19 metrics for two weeks, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said March 30. Reaching the stage means businesses that were not…


Orange County Inches Toward Moderate Reopening Tier

Orange County was one-tenth of a percentage away from advancing to a less-restrictive set of reopening rules March 16. Although it missed the mark for the state’s most recent weekly review of COVID-19 data, it could reach the orange tier by April 7 if metrics continue a downward trend. Reaching the orange tier would allow…