Archive for the ‘Alcohol’ Category
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Preakness gettin’ hip and cool
Pimlico Race Course and the Preakness Stakes have finally joined the 21st Century.
A new Web site has launched today, and gone are the cheesy, static designs, now replaced with– among other things — a count down clock, moving graphics and a ton more information.
For example, did you know that during the Civil War the Woodlawn [...] -
Oh, the cruelty
Almost as if to rub it in that the Preakness’ infield is no longer BYOB, the event’s promoters announced today who its title sponsor would be: You guessed it, Bud Light.
Here’s what Robert Barraco, geographic marketing manager for Anheuser-Busch Inc., had to say about the 2009 Bud Light Preakness InfieldFEST in a news release: “This [...] -
NFL drowning its sorrows?
An NFL ban on liquor and lottery sponsorships may be lifted for next season if the recession continues to scare away advertisers, the Sports Business Journal reported this week.
The proposal was approved by the league’s business ventures committee this month and is expected to be on the agenda for the owners meeting [...] -
Clipper City recruiting pirates
Grab your eye patches, peg legs and hornpipes, International “Talk Like a Pirate” Day is Sept. 19 and Clipper City Brewing Co. is celebrating the holiday at the brewery by forcing people to look ridiculous in exchange for alcohol.
Featuring music from — of course — The Salty Dog Band, the shindig will debut the release [...] -
From the gridiron trenches to the vineyard
When you’re enjoying your nice glass of chardonnay, pinot noir or maybe merlot this summer, names like Napa Valley, Bordeaux and Alsace may cross your mind. Now you can add J.O. to that list of grape-crushing gurus.
Though Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Jonathan Ogden’s days of mashing defensive linemen into the ground are over, he’s now [...] -
Discovery ordered to turn over tiger bone tapes
Assistant Business Editor Ben Mook uncovered an alarming story yesterday when the U.S. District Court for Maryland ordered Discovery Communications, of Silver Spring, to turn over footage to help the defense of an animal rights group that’s being sued in China.
A civil lawsuit filed in Beijing claims The International Fund for Animal Welfare impugned the [...] -
Web site neglects Maryland’s intoxicating history
As a whiskey drinker, and more specifically, an enthusiastic drinker of Maryland whiskeys (which means, in effect, rye whiskeys), I was thrilled when a friend linked me to whiskipedia, launched on the first of the year.
It’s pretty self-explanatory: an online, open-source encyclopedia of whiskey. But unfortunately, whiskipedia, even though it’s mostly written by “well-known whisky [...] -
Office holiday parties: can’t-miss?
Our Maryland Business Friday feature story today highlights The Leffler Agency’s 400-person holiday soiree - one of Baltimore’s annual traditions.
I was struck by a quote from one attendee:
“I literally changed my vacation plans because I’ve missed the party for the last three years,” said Roy Deutschman, an account executive for WERQ–FM 92.3 and WOLB-AM [...] -
Baltimore: Middle of the drunken pack
Well, it could have been better, but it could have been worse. Baltimore is the 46th safest drunken city in a recent survey by Men’s Health magazine. Not bad out of 100.
The survey, which is being reported by KNBC in Los Angeles, looked at drunken driving, liver disease, and other alcohol-induced crimes. But seriously folks, [...]