Concepts Include Panini Pete’s Café, Sunset Pointe, Squid Ink Eclectic Eats & Drinks, Mob Town Proper, Plus Ed’s Seafood Shed Pete Blohme got his start in the restaurant business as a 14-year-old living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and he hasn’t…
Ken is no socks and no tie. JL is full suit. JL plans, organizes and can measure to perfection. Ken is a self-proclaimed spontaneous, nonconformist. Both are pocket square- or handkerchief-in-the-jacket-pocket kind of guys. Like the merchandise they carry in…
With an almost 9% national inflation rate, Alabama parents should plan to take advantage of the savings associated with our state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. Alabama’s 17th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is July 15-17. This marks the sixth time the…
Beth Staula and Sherry Hartley started talking about creating a business that would sell Alabama-made goods after serving together on a women’s executive roundtable in 2006. They each were in the process of selling their businesses and deciding what to…
The 2022 regular session saw an estimated $107 million in tax cuts enacted that will directly benefit Alabama businesses. The session also included several changes to alcohol policy, including 18-year-old servers in restaurants plus drive-thru and takeout alcohol service. Other issues tackled included…
Alabama’s limited state of emergency due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel human coronavirus, ended Oct. 31, 2021. The limited state of emergency was NOT accompanied by a public health order. The state’s health order related to Alabama’s…
Act No. 2022-383 by Rep. Kyle South, R-Fayette As of July 1, the minimum age for alcohol servers in restaurants will be 18, under legislation the governor signed into law April 14. The law change is reflected on Alabama’s Child…
Act No. 2022-431 by Rep. Gil Isbell, R-Gadsden Legislation signed into law April 14 allows alcohol licensees to return to curbside and takeout procedures used during the height of the pandemic and the implementation of drive-thru beer and wine by…
Act No. 2022-432 by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham Starting July 1, the city of Birmingham can allow food and beverage trucks to sell alcohol in open containers within Birmingham’s entertainment districts. The fee for the alcohol licenses for such food…
Act No. 2022-424 by Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre As of July 1, Alabama law will align with federal law that requires employers to offer 12 weeks of unpaid family leave for new parents, whether biologic or adoptive. Employers who provide paid leave…