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Classes, fundraisers, lectures, library, health and other events in the Fort Wayne area.

Beer wholesalers want the ability to sell liquor-based ready-to-drink cocktails in Indiana, an increasingly popular line that liquor and wine wholesalers want to keep for themselves.

The annual Embassy show will feature local artists bringing the Seattle sound to the Summit City

Todays writers are David A. Peppler of Columbia City and Tony Henry of Fort Wayne

A bill letting beer wholesalers cash in on lucrative liquor-based drinks would “expand their monopolistic advantage” and raise prices for consumers, argues a leading wine and liquor organization.

Mixed alcoholic beverages including White Claw and Truly hard seltzers have in recent years exploded in popularity, and wholesalers – the middlemen between manufacturers and retailers – all want a

Mixed alcoholic beverages like hard seltzers have exploded in popularity, and wholesalers all want a piece of the pie. Senate Bill 1544 would open sales to all wholesale types—and has already reopened industry squabbles over who gets to sell what.

The latest in local restaurant and food news including the citys recognition from Fodors and parking for Club Soda.