Public Drinking
Covington, Kentucky, located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, is considering a new entertainment district that would allow drinkers to carry open alcoholic beverages in public during special events.
The River City News
It used to be that only New Orleans and Las Vegas allowed people to carry a drink outdoors and imbibe in public. Now cities all over the country, mostly in traditionally conservative states, are loosening their laws.
Stateline
The city of New York has decided that police have better things to do than bust people for drinking in public. Cheers!
Observer
An out-of-towner's visit to New Orleans unravels imposed assumptions about conduct in public places.
Pacific Standard
Calling it a violation of public spaces, a new report from a civil liberties group in the UK has criticized the banning of public drinking in more than 600 places in England and Wales.
Telegraph
