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Ruth’s Diner opens Ruth’s Creekside

June 22, 2015 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Ruth chain-smoked cigarettes, drank beer and hard liquor, and lived to be 94-years-old. She passed away in 1989, but Ruth would be proud to know that her namesake is now the home of Salt Lake City’s first private liquor/grocery store. Well, sort of. “It’s not exactly a private liquor store,” says Ruth’s Diner owner Erik Nelson. “We buy and sell the liquor and beer at the … [Read more...]

Utah Guide to Alcohol Consumption, Legislation and Parenting

March 19, 2012 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Utah's draconian liquor laws have been written to protect Mormons from non-Mormons. Utah’s State Legislature believes those who don’t drink need to be protected from those who do. Members of the Utah State Legislature  in control of liquor policy have said that wine-coolers are "a date-rape drug." Further, they have imposed the "Zion Curtain" on new Utah restaurants that … [Read more...]

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