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In a sign there’s still some fizz in the local craft beer industry, two New Haven area breweries celebrated openings this week and a third neared completion.  In Wolcott, new brewery Velvet Libations celebrated its grand opening on Thursday with green-clad beer drinkers fueling up in the taproom for St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Velvet Libations General Manager Don Laviano said the new business was grateful to be opening Thursday after troubled times for the industry.

If anyone in town knows their Italian food, it’s the family behind the longstanding Villa Firenze restaurant. A Bridgeland staple, Villa Firenze was opened in…

One of Northwest Indianas oldest craft breweries has brewed its last barrel of ale. Back Road Brewery in LaPorte — dubbed by some as a blue-collar, working mans brewery without any fancy pretensions — closed after 24 years. The phone was disconnected, the brewery at 308 Perry St. in LaPorte was shuttered, and the owner could not be reached for comment. "Its an end of an era. ... Tonight we bid farewell to Back Road Brewery as we poured the last pint of Back Road Ale tonight," lo...