Tyler, George who is the General Manager at George’s Liquor in Duluth, won a gold medal as a member of the Men’s Curling Team in Korea on February 24th. Team…

Sarah Janecek, an influential Minnesota political commentator, writer and strategist who embraced the GOP but was respected across party lines, died Friday, January 12th while on vacation in South America.…

Hospy Hall of Fame member and MLBA Board Member since 1986, John (Jack) Lanners passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him on Wednesday, November 7th. Jack had a cancerous…

Hans A. “Hanzee” Lofgren, age 52, of St. Paul; passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 6th. ​A celebration of Hanzee’s life will take place on Monday, October 16 at 11…

Jeff Van Schoick, a 2002 inductee into the MLBA Hospy Hall of Fame passed away August 26th at his home. Jeff was 69 and had been battling pancreatic cancer for the…

St. Paul — September 1, 2015 The Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA – www.mlba.com) today announced it has named Tony Chesak as its new Executive Director. Chesak has been with…

On Friday, February 13th, the SMART campaign, which stands for Supporting Minnesota’s Alcohol Regulations and Tradition, was launched. SMART is a public education and grassroots advocacy effort organized and supported by…

Lynn Johnson, the founder of Johnson Brothers Liquor Company passed away over the weekend. Lynn started the Johnson Brothers company in 1953 as a one man operation in St. Paul. …