‘Happy Hour’ Heyday

By: Emily Malcynsky The mingling of work and pleasure is as American as Fenway Park. In 1983, the gruesome death of 20-year-old Kathleen Barry in Braintree, Massachusetts, sparked a movement in the state to curb binge-drinking by banning bars from selling discounted drinks. Back then, the drinking age in Massachusetts was 18, and Barry and … Continue reading ‘Happy Hour’ Heyday