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American drinking culture lies in the realm of extremes 鈥� but choosing to abstain is often stigmatized. After choosing sobriety or sober curiosity, how are social relationships and community affected?

Anita has not participated in a Dry January, but there are times when she's motivated to pay extra-close attention to her relationship with alcohol. Most recently: during the pandemic. While some of us started drinking more, another group of folks committed to sober curiosity: a movement encouraging introspection about your relationship with alcohol. She meets two people who are years into building sober lives and asks them to reflect on how their sobriety journeys have shaped everything from relationships to thoughts about the future.

The owners of Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery argued that the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission violated their First Amendment rights by rejecting the label for its Freezin鈥� Season Winter Ale.

Spirituous liquor sales increased during the pandemic and have not slowed even after lockdown restrictions have eased.

Cooper appointed Hank Bauer this week as the new commission chairman, succeeding A.D. 鈥淶ander鈥� Guy, who resigned in September after serving for over four years. Bauer is a former general manager for Empire Distributors.

In Tuesday鈥檚 election, voters in Graham County narrowly approved seven different ballot questions that would allow for beer and wine to be sold in the county.

The chairman of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has resigned from the board, citing anxiety over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the agency鈥檚 recent challenges with liquor distribution.

A study led by the Chapel Hill Campus & Community Coalition tallied the costs of hospital and emergency room visits, alcohol use disorder treatment, car crashes and deaths due to drinking for a one-year period.

Alcohol sales hours at restaurants, breweries and distilleries in North Carolina will have a curfew starting Friday night.Governor Roy Cooper announced an鈥�

Liquor sales in North Carolina jumped 12% during the fiscal year that ended on June 30, according to data from the state鈥檚 Alcoholic Beverage Control鈥�