Article: FORGET BEER WITH A HAIRCUT.(FRONT)

Byline: Judy Newman Wisconsin State Journal

The days of a cut and a cold brew are over at a Sun Prairie hair salon.

Sun Prairie police told the owners of Shear Sports on Monday to stop offering patrons a free beer with their haircuts. There'll be no more wine for clients of their women's salon next-door, Hairadise, either.

It's a violation of state statutes to drink alcoholic beverages at a business without an appropriate liquor license, Sun Prairie City Clerk Diane Hermann-Brown said.

"You have to be a licensed premise to dispense alcohol," she said. "And according to state statutes, no hair salon can be a licensed premise."

...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!