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Sober curious isn’t a fad anymore. Here’s what bars are doing about it

The sober-curious movement, centered on people rethinking their drinking habits without fully giving up alcohol, has moved well beyond a niche wellness trend. Across the country, acclaimed cocktail bars roll out dedicated zero-proof programs, trained bartenders and premium nonalcoholic spirits, finally giving the lonely cranberry juice and soda

National Wine Day finds Americans drinking less but spending more on each bottle

That bottle in your cart this National Wine Day costs more than what you would have grabbed a few years back, and the math is not complicated. Americans buy wine less often but spend nearly as much in total, a split that has cleared cheap bottles off shelves and moved

Granite County commissioner cited for driving without proof of insurance in Missoula

A Granite County commissioner received a citation earlier this month in Missoula County for driving without proof of insurance. The initial charges, later dropped, included driving with a suspended license, which stemmed from a first-offense DUI in 2024. Adler pleaded guilty to a second DUI in 2026. Scott Adler,

Raisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York

Raisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York

Three Iranian men pressed rehydrated raisins at an artisan distillery just outside New York, thousands of miles from their war-struck homeland. They were carefully producing aragh sagi, a traditional spirit banned by the clerical authorities along with all alcohol following the 1979 Islamic revolution. Despite its outlaw moonshine status,

Cheers! Welcome to the Nepalese village where everybody knows how to distill

Imagine a place where every home has paraphernalia for distilling spirits, where there is a toast for nearly any occasion, and where your taxes – paid in grain, not cash – are deposited straight into a communal still. Welcome to Nubri. A valley in northern Nepal, Nubri is home to roughly 3,

UM Alumni Association marks 125 years with student-brewed beer release

UM Alumni Association marks 125 years with student-brewed beer release

MISSOULA, Mont. — A new student-developed beer called 1901 will debut at Draught Works in Missoula as part of the UM Alumni Association’s 125th anniversary, University of Montana announced. The university said the light hop-forward beer was created through UM’s brewing science program and brewed by Draught

Auditor’s Office claws back $37.3M in wrongful billing targeting Montana’s Native communities

State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance James Brown said this week his office has clawed back $37.3 million of nearly $55 million in wrongful billing identified by his office. The total includes an additional $14 million in stopped payments through the Affordable Care Act since January 2026, according to