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What does handmade, small batch or even all-natural mean when it comes to liquors and spirits? That's the question pending in numerous courts around the country as some niche distillers…
Feb 1, 2015 6:00 AM CST
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Photo courtesy of Templeton Rye Whiskey and Tito’s Handmade Vodka
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Illustration by Jim Frazier
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Alexander Forger has had one of those careers that make you wonder: How in the world did he do that?
Jan 1, 2015 6:10 AM CST
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Photo of Alexander Forger by Len Irish
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To Brooklyn bar owner Andrew Muchmore, New York City's 89-year-old cabaret law—which prohibits dancing in a venue that does not have a specific cabaret license—shows shades of
Footloose-style censorship.
Jan 1, 2015 2:00 AM CST
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Bill Alverson has been practicing law in the small town of Andalusia, Alabama, for nearly a quarter of a century. Together with his son, William Alverson, they run a law…
Dec 1, 2014 5:40 AM CST
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Bill Alverson advises Miss Ohio USA, Madison Gesiotto, before the 2014 Miss USA pageant. Photo by Colby Katz.
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What makes a good lawyer? University of Missouri at Kansas City law professors Nancy Levit and Doug Linder sought to answer that question as a follow-up to their book
The…
Nov 1, 2014 5:10 AM CDT