Duke's Bar and "Packaged Liquor"

The recent community outcry against 7-Eleven's request to sell beer and wine was successful inasmuch as the request was turned down. But some confusion remains about "packaged liquor." A confused reader wrote a comment to a posting on The Bench recently, which had some incorrect information. Her supposition that Duke's Bar on N. Glenwood sells "packaged liquor" was incorrect. First, beer is alcholic but it is not "liquor." Duke's sells beer for carryout, but only beer and not after midnight. Duke's is legally able to sell until 2:00 a.m. but chooses not to. Duke's Bar is a good neighbor. It should be noted that Duke's is not open when young children are on their way to school, and does not have a busy parking lot. On a personal note, I am a frequent patron of Duke's and I have seen his bartenders refuse to sell beer after midnight on a number of occassions. Let's look at the first comment, then Neil Lifton's response. Does Dukes still sell packaged liquor? I believe they do. As for lottery, I wish they would have seperate locations for that business. I always get stuck behind a person who buys tickets, checks the results at the counter, buys more tickets, checks the results...ad infinitum, while there is a line of customers behind them who just want to buy there bottle of water/coke/slurpee and go. The commenter got two things wrong: First, the "packaged liquor" thing. Second, the 7-11 at Pratt and Glenwood has not sold lottery tickets for years. Neil Lifton, owner of Duke's Bar on N. Glenwood, responds: I noticed that someone...posted on your site that Duke's still sells packaged liquor for takeout. That, of course is not true. I stopped selling packaged liquor shortly after taking over the bar two years ago. Any way to correct this misrepresentation? I was pleased to see that the community came out in numbers to oppose the 7-11 license. Personally, I think it's one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Thanks, Neil Lifton You're welcome, Neil.