Dry January will soon be over, but these Seattle spots offer zero proof year round Thinking of extending Dry January beyond one month of the year? You’re not alone. More and more people are embracing it-- only to find non-alcoholic options at bars and restaurants limited. But some local businesses are changing that. Ruby de Luna Play AudioListen 5 mins
Craft nonalcoholic scene is brewing in Seattle, just don't call it a 'mocktail' Are you sober curious? Perhaps you're more health oriented, or just want to lay off the sauce for dry January. It is currently quite easy to go nonalcoholic in Seattle amid a modern age of mocktails throughout the city's bars. Dyer Oxley
Cheers to NA drinks! When you head out Friday night for a drink, you might find something really original. Cocktail menus around Seattle are full of zero proof options. It’s a whole new drink category and the market is booming. Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh is here to tell us about the growing trend of non-alcoholic drinks in the city’s bars and restaurants. Jennie Cecil Moore Play AudioListen 14 mins
Beer in Britain's pubs just got cheaper, thanks to changes in the alcohol tax The U.K. has lowered taxes on draft beers in pubs, in what it's calling its biggest shakeup to alcohol tax in a century. But taxes on other alcoholic beverages are rising, so not everyone is cheering. Fatima Al-Kassab Play AudioListen 4 mins
WA lawmakers push stricter .05 DUI limit amid record road deaths "When your blood alcohol content reaches .05, medical experts tell us that your reaction times and your ability to make critical decisions is about 40% worse than when you have a blood alcohol content of zero. When you are at .08, it's something like 160% worse." Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 6 mins
Starting 2023 off alcohol-free with 'Dry January' We're in the second week of a new year, and it's time to check in on all those New Year's resolutions. For many people, giving up alcohol is at the top of the list. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 16 mins
Not your father's 'near beer': Northwest craft brewers rethinking drinking with nonalcoholic quaffs Half a dozen Pacific Northwest craft breweries are diversifying into making nonalcoholic beer. But instead of brewing bland and watery "near beer," they're injecting quality and variety into a space that used to be dominated by a few national brands. A swelling customer base is lapping it up. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
Their son died in a hazing incident at WSU. They've since worked to change Washington's laws around hazing ‘One question that I ask myself over and over again since that night is what if just one of those young men had been trained to recognize hazing and had said no, had intervened or called for help?’ Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 7 mins
New Study Says Nearly 3/4 Million Cancers A Year Linked To Alcohol Use Most people don't realize alcohol consumption can cause cancer. A report in Lancet Oncology shows how big a risk factor it is for esophageal, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum, liver and breast cancers. Susan Brink
Pouring mommy wine culture down the drain: Online group offers support "I would make these promises to myself, 'I'm going to cut back,' or 'I'm not going to drink today.' Then I would find myself continuously breaking them. The guilt and shame that went along with that was just such a dark place to be." John O'Brien Play AudioListen 9 mins
