Liquor

Argentina vs. Algeria filled the screens of The Quaff in downtown Kansas City, one of the few bars allowed extended liquor sales during the World Cup. But even though it was a Tuesday night, the party continued long after the match ended.

Missouri loosened its liquor laws for the World Cup. Then Kansas City reined them in — restricting 23-hour liquor sales only to businesses in certain neighborhoods that submitted security plans.

Olathe this week became just the second Johnson County city to opt in to a new Kansas law allowing extended alcohol sales 23 hours a day during the tournament. Even so, many local bars won't be participating.

A bill approved by lawmakers would allow 23-hour alcohol sales for a limited time during the World Cup this summer.

Proponents are worried that soccer fans in Johnson and Wyandotte counties will cross the border to bars and stores in Missouri, which already passed legislation to extend liquor sales to 23 hours of the day.

Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order this month banning intoxicating hemp products and threatening penalties to any establishment with a Missouri liquor license or that sells food products for selling them. Details of how it will be enforced are still being written.

Kansas City's tradition of alcohol production stretches back to the 1800s and through the Pendergast days. These days, you can visit and sample modern distilleries around the metro, whether your taste is for whiskey, gin, vodka or even agave spirits.

The UpDown Nightlife app connects users to bars, clubs and breweries around the metro. In other words, it’s aimed at helping people have a fun night.

Squeeze the most out of the final days of summer with refreshing craft brews and spirits from around the city. Just make sure to stay hydrated.

Once literally the toast of Paris, myths and rumors drove the production of the green spirit absinthe underground.

The Missouri Department of Labor is asking recipients to refund unemployment compensation it mistakenly paid out and the story of how a green liquor paved the way for wine to become the beverage of France.

We hear a lot about the troubling increase of homicides in Kansas City. But fatal crashes are also spiking. More drunk drivers could be to blame.