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March 20, 2005
Would you like McChateau with that?
In the annals of strange politics, the strangest recent event is Valparaiso's mayor (derided by his election opponent as "too religious") walking hat-in-hand to Indianapolis to ask his friend the conservative guv'nuh for more three-way liquor licenses. The proposal is for the State to grant more liquor licenses in downtown areas "with a historic courthouse and historic jail." This is a bit like Chicago asking for something exceptional for "all Illinois cities with buildings over 1200' in height," but it gets the immediate job done.
However, as the Post-Tribune points out, Indiana's blue laws in general need overhaul:
Not only do we support Costas’ proposal, but we encourage the Legislature to take a hard look at the state’s liquor laws through an interim study committee. Many changes are needed.It wasn’t that long ago that Indiana restaurants couldn’t serve liquor on Sundays. While that has changed, there are other questions. Why is it that someone can drink in a tavern or restaurant on Sunday, yet they can’t buy alcohol at a package liquor store to take home? That makes little sense in terms of drinking and driving. And why is it that a grocery store cannot sell cold beer?
Back in Valparaiso, Costas's goal is to create a fine-dining district. With a limited supply of licenses, prices have risen from $95K a decade ago to $250K today. This effectively stops anything but fast-food restaurants and cafes from opening, since few people eat a fine dinner without wine. With Rome having McDonald's operating as a "restaurant-bar", we can only hope that Indiana's puritanical legislators will at least allow a few restaurants to open and sell Courvoiser in all Indiana downtowns "with a historic courthouse and historic jail." And maybe the Legislature will look a little bit broader, paving the way to McBars in Hoosierville. Then again, maybe this is where the Mayor will draw the line.
Posted by adrianjo at March 20, 2005 03:05 PM
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