Pirates, Rum & Reggae (The Capital)Back by popular demand! Join Watermark for this annual three-hour cruise. Costumes welcome. Lively reggae music by Orlando Phillips. Food available for purchase. Be sure to get your tickets early!

Police: Man passes out behind the wheel with beer in one hand, rum in other (Evansville Courier & Press)A 69-year-old Evansville man will face charges after officers found him passed out behind the wheel with a can of beer in one hand and a cup of rum in the other, according to an Evansville Police Department affidavit. Roger Hester will face preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, police said. He was taken to the hospital rather than jail because ...

A Look Back:Prohibited or not, the booze kept flowing (Daily Pilot)Decades before the Prohibition era brought smugglers to Newport's beaches, their boats laden with barrels of whiskey and rum, the city had a problem with unlicensed drinking establishments called blind pigs.

Safe to use a recipe calling for raw egg? (The Charlotte Observer)Q. I have an old recipe that calls for topping canned pear halves with a mixture of confectioner's sugar, 1 cup heavy cream, one egg, vanilla and rum several hours before serving. Would you serve this, since it contains raw egg?

Rosbury bandâs benefit to aid children half a world away (Roxbury Register)ROXBURY TWP. — The Rum Boogie Blues Band will present an afternoon of music to benefit an A.I.D.S. orphanage in eastern Uganda.

Spirits briefs (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum, $19, 750 ml One thing I love about Bacardi is that it is not afraid to experiment with different flavors, and it always does it well. This rum is a blend of strawberries and dragon berries, making for an extremely smooth and fruity summer drinking experience. The aromas float as soon as you pour the first glass. Hints of strawberry pie, sweet vanilla and cotton candy ...

Mai tai -- the very name conjures images of ... Oakland? (Inside Bay Area)It was August 1944, and Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron was tinkering with rum cocktails at his tiki lounge in Oakland, the original Trader Vic's.

NJ groom arrested at his own wedding (Daily Record)SEA BRIGHT -- An allegedly angry and disorderly groom was arrested at his own wedding reception this weekend after refusing to calm down when police arrived at McLoone's Rum Runner to break up a fight.

Prolong summer with a Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)To make a proper Mai Tai, use an Old Fashioned glass. The classic Mai Tai combination always includes rum, French almond syrup (Orgeat) and orange Curacao. The recipe below is from The Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and is called Scratch because it is made from scratch.

Ranbir paired up with Priyanka (IndiaGlitz)Bollywood's hot and young actors, Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, will be coming together for 'Anjaana Anjaani'. The movie will be directed by Siddharth Anand, who had given us earlier 'Salaam Namaste', 'Tara Rum Pum Pum' and 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'.

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