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Crossover Day passed this month in the North Carolina General Assembly. The deadline essentially determines which bills have a chance of passing this…

Governor Roy Cooper announced that restaurants, salons and pools can reopen on Friday with limited capacity as part of Phase 2 for lifting COVID-19…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Small breweries in North Carolina could soon be toasting a new law that would give growing beer-makers in the state more time to sell…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A proposed agreement reached between North Carolina alcohol wholesalers and small breweries over who distributes their beer as they…

The partial shutdown of the federal government includes the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Among the agency’s many jobs is approving labels for…

North Carolina’s so-called ‘Brunch Bill’ gives local governments the option of allowing alcohol sales as early as 10 a.m. on Sundays, instead of the usual…

Updated Tuesday 7/25 7:23pm: The Asheville City Council approved Sunday alcohol sales unanimously, meaning restaurants and bars can start serving drinks…

Western North Carolina businesses are making a name for themselves in the American music festival scene. Styled after the musical festivals of the 1960's,…

It's now Beer Week in Asheville--a city in Western North Carolina regularly voted "Beer City, U.S.A.".But the event is just a small part of a burgeoning…

Western Carolina University political scientist Dr. Chris Cooper is a frequent guest of Blue Ridge Public Radio. In his most recent visit, Cooper spoke…