Keep teen get-togethers under control (Chicago Sun-Times)The beer and rum were flowing as 30 or so teens gathered in a Deerfield basement to celebrate high school homecoming a few years ago. Then things turned deadly. On their way back to the party, two revelers -- both 18, the driver drunk -- crashed their car into a nearby tree and died. And the homeowners who allowed the boozy bash to take place were sentenced on misdemeanor charges for ...

Taste Old New Orleans Rum at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (New Orleans Times-Picayune)Master distiller Chris Sule leads tasting at Southern Food and Beverage Museum

Koloa Rum debut raises spirits on Kaua'i (Honolulu Advertiser)After nine years of development and up to $5 million invested, a Kauai company is making rum from locally grown sugar cane. As of last week, Koloa Rum sells by the bottle in a company store on the Kilohana Plantation grounds and by the drink at more than a dozen Kaua'i bars.

Liqueurs de France Offers Bielle Rum in a Bag (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)Esher-based rare spirits importer, Liqueurs de France has added Bielle rhums agricole from Marie-Galante to its spirits portfolio and introduces the bag in a box format.

Dining: Turtle Club turns out divine appetizers, Gulf views worth the price (Naples Daily News)When I moved to Naples six years ago, I dreamt my life would be similar to that of Paul Kemp, the main character in Hunter S. Thompson's “The Rum Diary.” Kemp lives a sort of bohemian existence, covering stories in a rum haze and enjoying burgers at a dive near the beach. Of course the Daily News expressly forbids the combination of cocktails and work. More disturbing than a sober work ...

The Coppell Police Department responded to the following incidents (Coppell Gazette)3:39 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Phillips Drive. Unknown suspect stole victim's wedding ring. 1:03 p.m. Hit and rum accident reported in the 100 block of N. Moore Road . Unknown suspect backed vehicle into unattended motorcycle and left without leaving information.

October Specials (KentNewsNet.com)157 Lounge - $2 Coors Light bottles; $2 rum and Coke; $3.50 Sake bombs Digger's - $1.25 drafts all day, every day Euro Gyro - $14.50 for two large items; $12.50 for one large item and wings; $9 for large two-topping pizza Guy's Pizza - $5 one-topping medium pizza for students; $8 one-topping large pizza; $12 one-topping large pizza with breadsticks Mugs - Miller Lite: $2 pints, $3 talls; Honey ...

L.A. Schools to Raise $1.9 Billion, Led by Build America Bonds (Bloomberg)Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District seeks to raise as much as $1.9 billion today to fund work on its facilities and refinance debt, including one of the largest Build America Bond issues since sales began in April.

Minor charged with alcohol possession on WestConn campus (The News-Times)DANBURY -- A 17-year-old male was issued an infraction for possession of alcohol by a minor Oct. 1 at 1:20 a.m. outside of Newbury Residence Hall on the Western Connecticut State University campus, according to WestConn police.Police said they received a call that a person was vomiting outside the residence hall, and they found a female student was sitting on a bench.

The Mentalist: The Complete First Season (DVD Talk)Warner Bros. // Unrated // September 22, 2009 "No badge. No gun...they don't even give me dental." "Legal proof will be found, no doubt. But personally, I don't need it. I just like to know that I'm right."

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