Luann de Lesseps has a new drink of choice — and it’s completely alcohol-free! While committed to her sobriety journey, the 56-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star found it challenging to find good mocktails. She eventually took matters into her own hands, creating her non-alcoholic Fosé Rosé brand. Read more here.
People are paying top dollar for cocktails with no alcohol in them
The non-alcoholic beverage industry skyrocketed this past year as consumers shift from booze-filled nights to prioritizing their health and wellness. While some people are cutting back entirely, others are switching to beverages that taste like their favorite tipples, but without the alcohol. Once thought to be a passing — even mockable — trend, non-alcoholic wine, beer and more recently spirits …
Dry January: Experts explain what a month without alcohol can do for your body, mind
For some people who imbibe, the champagne toast at midnight on New Year’s Eve is the last drop of alcohol they typically touch for the next month. That’s the official start of Dry January, an initiative that was originally started in 2012 by Alcohol Change UK in order to get people to see the mental, physical, and even financial benefits of living without …
A message to anyone who struggles to stay sober during the holidays
Christmas 2016 is a bit of a blur. I can piece most of it together through photos, but I openly admit that my memories are spotty, to say the least. I was at the tail end of my final attempt to control my alcohol use and it wasn’t going well. I had set out to get through the holidays without booze, but …
States rushed to loosen alcohol laws in the pandemic. Heavy drinking went up, some studies say.
As heavy drinking increased in some households during the pandemic, dozens of state legislatures passed bills relaxing state alcohol laws, creating changes so vast that the movement is being compared to the waning days of Prohibition. Read more here.
Everything I Learned After I Quit Drinking for a Year
A woman’s decision to stop drinking for one month turned into several and then a year. She says that one moment to do something different changed her life. Read more here.
Thanks to the Assembly for protecting Anchorage’s alcohol tax dollars
Thanks to the members of the Anchorage Assembly for working hard to protect the use of alcohol tax dollars. Read more here.
Are You Thinking About Becoming Sober Curious?
In the never-ending quest for better health, many people are adding “sobriety” to their repertoire — giving up alcohol entirely, whether or not they have an addiction problem. They call it “sober curious” and tout the health benefits of their new way of life. Read more here.
Proposed budget would cut programs funded by Anchorage’s alcohol tax, but the Assembly is ready to make amendments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s proposed budget is calling for changes to the alcoholic beverages retail sales tax program, including a more than $1.2 million cut from the child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence section. The budget proposes to cut early education grants in half, as well as $250,000 for funds directed to Victims for Justice, Abused Women’s Aid …