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  Bars and Breweries Can Reopen, But No One Can Be at the Actual Bar

  May 22 at 4 a.m.

  On Monday, Phase 2 of the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas was released, which allows bars to reopen at 25% indoor capacity, with no restrictions on outdoor areas, starting Friday. A bar, according to the state, is any establishments where 51% or more of their sales are alcohol. Also...

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  In these COVID Times of Isolation, It’s Still Possible to Miss Eating Alone

  May 15 at 4 a.m.

  I miss eating alone. I mean, when you live alone during the time of COVID, you do that a lot. Too much. Way too much. So let’s get to what it’s really about: I miss sitting at the semi-circle bar top of Cosmo’s, eating broth-drowned dumplings by myself. Everyone who’s...

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  Dallas Dive Bars Respond to Missing Out on to-Go Drinks and the Complications of Reopening

  May 12 at 4 a.m.

  When restaurants and drinking establishments were forced to close their dining rooms and bars due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, part of Texas' disaster proclamation allowed restaurants to sell alcohol to-go. It was a huge break for them.  Margaritas and quarantine survival kits with bottles of...

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  Enjoy Getting Mixed Drinks To Go? Imagine If They Stick Around After the Pandemic.

  May 7 at 4 a.m.

  In March, when the Texas restaurant industry had the emergency brake slammed on it, Gov. Greg Abbott threw it a life ring: As part of the disaster proclamation, for the first time ever restaurants were allowed to sell booze to go and for curbside pickup.  As owners and operators have...

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  How to Stash Up on Wine (Especially When It’s Around $10 a Bottle)

  April 27 at 4 a.m.

  Have you masked up, sanitized all over and gone to the supermarket, but found yourself unsure of wine to buy while you’re sheltering in place? The good news is — especially if you’re looking to stock up — it’s possible to spend about $10 a bottle, or even less, for...

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  Despite Governor's Order, Bars Cannot Reopen

  April 24 at 4 a.m.

  I can’t believe I’ve been writing about this for a month, but the deeper we looked into the mess that is the state’s approach to alcohol sales in the pandemic, the more confusing and disturbing it became. We wrote about when the governor said mixed drinks were allowed and TABC...