The Associated Press explores the trend of churches rebuilt as breweries.
Dake King reports for the Associated Press on the growing number of vacant churches repurposed as breweries—bars included.
According to the story, at least ten breweries have made adaptive reuse of old churches around the United States since 2011. King find the latest example in a new brewery soon to open in an old Presbyterian church in Youngstown, Ohio, and explores the example of Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, which opened in 1996.
King also speaks to critics of this form of adaptive reuse who don't think alcohol should be served in former houses of worship.
FULL STORY: Holy spirits: Closed churches find second life as breweries
Op-Ed: Don't Ditch Those Industrial Land Uses
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Baltimore Past and Future Found on Brewers Hill
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Congress Kills Office Conversion Tax Credit
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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
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Amtrak Cutting Jobs, Funding to High-Speed Rail
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Ohio Forces Data Centers to Prepay for Power
Utilities are calling on states to hold data center operators responsible for new energy demands to prevent leaving consumers on the hook for their bills.
MARTA CEO Steps Down Amid Citizenship Concerns
MARTA’s board announced Thursday that its chief, who is from Canada, is resigning due to questions about his immigration status.
Silicon Valley ‘Bike Superhighway’ Awarded $14M State Grant
A Caltrans grant brings the 10-mile Central Bikeway project connecting Santa Clara and East San Jose closer to fruition.
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