Coomes on waterside drinking.

There is an "eye of the beholder" aspect to all this, which probably makes sense. What doesn't make sense are the layers upon layers of alcohol regulation -- local, state, federal -- as reflect "thinking" that hasn't changed since Prohibition was repealed.

Booze blues: Liquor-shy Metro Council unwisely delays Waterfront tavern vote, by Steve Coomes (Insider Louisville)

It appears the Louisville Metro Council needs to get out more, as in across the Ohio River, to see what’s happening along the waterfront in New Albany, Jeffersonville and Clarksville. There are restaurants and bars popping up all the time along or near those shores, drawing hoards to the edge of the region’s most significant geographical feature while enjoying food and adult beverages.

Yes, beer, wine and spirits, because they can and have a right to, even if they’re not consumed with food.