A central Pennsylvania state liquor store is offering big deals as it prepares to close

The Fine Wine and Good Spirits store in Houtzdale is closing its doors and selling everything at 50% off. The store at 821 Centennial St. is closing because the landlord is ending the lease, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said. Retail customers can take advantage of the sale during regular business hours, 11 a.m-6 p.m. … Read more

Pa. closing Fine Wine & Good Spirits as coronavirus spreads. Are your state stores safe?

The last time this country entered a decade known as the ’20s, Americans were staring down the barrel of a government-mandated dry spell, with no end in sight: Prohibition. It’s been over 100 years since the United States imposed the nationwide ban on the production and sale of all types of alcohol — a “noble experiment” intended to cut crime … Read more

Royer Pharmacy chain closing after 141 years

EPHRATA, Pa. — A small family-owned pharmacy chain is closing its five Central Pennsylvania stores after a 141-year run. Royer Pharmacy in Lancaster County calls itself one of the oldest continuously operating independent pharmacies in the nation. It’s been operated by two families since a young pharmacist named George Royer bought the business in 1879. … Read more