Rum-running sounds almost as fun as rum-drinking - probably why we mythologize one and end up fuzzy on the other. With its wine scene burgeoning at the turn of the century, California stood to lose ...

Welcome to JJ Foley's Cafe, *** Boston bar and institution that survived prohibition. Thanks to Jeremiah Foley's hard working and creative grandfather. Was he selling more than cheese? Yes. January ...

On Jan. 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, ushering in a 13-year period known as Prohibition.Prohibition banned the manufacturing, transportation and sale of ...

These days, you can’t talk about the pro-marijuana movement without one dispensary owner or weed lover citing the failure of Prohibition as a lesson — as in, the legalization of pot can’t be stopped ...

Original Degenerate Distilling Company will produce flavored moonshines and rums on-site, offering tasting experiences and ...

NEW YORK — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale ...

It’s fall on PBS, when the big documentary blockbusters heave into view; and nobody builds them bigger than Ken Burns, whose name always seems to be part of the title, even when it isn’t: “Ken Burns’ ...

Editor’s note: Previous versions of this story included the wrong date about pre-Prohibition drinking trends. It should have been 1830. It’s difficult to imagine a time when booze was banned across ...

Thanks to several decades of comic book saturation at the movies, we all know the plot beats of a superhero epic. An ...