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A lot will feel familiar to fans of the old REAL, but there are a number of new features as well, including an on-site brewery.

Instacart customers in Texas as well as 13 other states and Washington, D.C., can now get door-to-door delivery of alcohol in as little as an hour.

The expanded alcohol delivery service follows a gradual rollout at a small number of stores last year and now includes nearly one-third of Instacart’s more than 300 retail partners. In November 2014, Instacart teamed up with Spec’s Wine, Spirits and Finer Foods to begin delivering alcohol in Houston and Austin.

Instacart customers in participating…

The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wants to partner with local businesses to ease the process as parties start seeking space for the 2020 event.

Alex Lasry, who chairs the bid committee, said the DNC will spark “controlled chaos.” The four-day convention comes with hundreds of events, and the committee wants to smooth the experience. To that end, Lasry said, the host committee wants to centralize the operation.

Businesses are signing up and providing details about the…

In its latest response to Bud Light's corn syrup commercials, MillerCoors has created a Coors Light smart tap handle that directly responds to negative advertising.

Chicago-based MillerCoors, which maintains significant operations in Milwaukee, will launch the tap handle, which lights up each time Bud Light mentions Coors Light on social or broadcast media, in select cities beginning March 21. Each time the handle illuminates, drinkers receive free Coors Light.

“When they bring hate, we will…

This week’s News & Brews podcasts backs the Columbus Blue Jackets with some beer, while belatedly toasting a new start for the Columbus Crew.

A team of six crack Columbus Business First imbibers sat down with a six-pack of North High Brewing’s Stick Amber Ale, a hockey-themed beer released this winter to support Movember, which raises awareness for men’s health issues.

But that’s not all! Conversational detours include Land-Grant Brewing’s work with the Columbus Crew and weird beer…

GLHF Game Bar and Chicago Pizza must vacate their premises at the Jacksonville Landing by March 14. The gaming bar was given five days to do so, and is scrambling to move inventory in time, according to multiple sources and co-owner Taya Comastro.

After news broke on Feb. 20 that Sleiman Enterprises had agreed with the City of Jacksonville to terminate its lease on the property and demolish the structure, the future went up in the air for the tenants that remained at the doomed Jacksonville Landing.…

The growing food truck company is expanding after six years in business.

Construction continues on the $90 million renovation of the historic Warner Grand Theatre in downtown Milwaukee for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as MSO leaders work to speed up the project to ensure it will completed in time to host events for the Democratic National Convention in July 2020. Check out the attached slideshow to get a look inside the closely watched project.

MSO president Mark Niehaus said the project on West Wisconsin Avenue is currently expected to be completed by September…

Wingstop announced Wednesday it has appointed two new executives — one to an expanded role and another a new addition to the leadership team.

Maurice Cooper has been named to the newly created executive vice president, chief growth & experience officer.

Cooper previously served as the chicken chain's chief marketing officer, and he'll maintain those responsibilities in his expanded role. He'll work to drive revenue through the national scale of delivery and digital innovation, according to a…

International Day of Happiness is just a week away on March 20 — you have that in your calendar, right? — and this year's theme is “Happier Together,” focusing on what we have in common rather than what divides us.

Researchers who study the science of happiness say that its key ingredients include a positive mental state, healthy body, strong social connections, job satisfaction and financial well-being.

So where do people check those boxes the most?

In order to determine where the happy…