If you find many misspellings or strange words scattered through out this post, it’s because I’m writing on my BlackBerry from a Chinatown bus to New York. Also, I’ve not eaten yet today, so that’s fun. Anyway, that’s not why I’m writing. I’m typing to 1. Kill time and 2. Share the Chinatown bus experience. First [...]
In Crescent Township's Tinkers Tavern, ire over Allegheny County's new drink tax flows as freely as the libations. The opinions mirror the feelings of bar and restaurant owners across the county. The drink tax, approved last week by the Allegheny County Council to fill a $30 million budget gap and provide dedicated funding for the Port Authority, has riled restaurateurs, diners, bar owners and alcohol aficionados. The tax, which adds a 10 percent charge on alcohol from bars and restaurants, will dramatically cut profits, drive business across county lines and, in some cases cause businesses to close, they say.
Adam Fabian is a freelance writer and the author of Parade Classroom, Parade Magazine’s Newspapers in Education supplement that is used in middle school and high school classrooms across the country. He also has more than seven years of newspaper experience working as a reporter and editor.