Midwestern hops: Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin

Although almost all American-grown hops are produced in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, I’ve known for a while you can grow hops at home all over the place—heck, I’ve even seen some growing outside the Lion’s Pride pub in Brunswick, Maine. Maine…not, you’d think, the most hospitable place for this sort of agricultural experiment. I figured … Read more

Remaining two Creative Loafing-owned papers sold to SouthComm

“Nashville-based media company SouthComm acquires Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper”Eric Celeste writes at clatl.com: Creative Loafing Atlanta has been purchased by SouthComm Inc., a Nashville-based media company. The sale also includes CL’s sister publication Washington City Paper in D.C. …  Once the transition to new ownership is complete, Creative Loafing Inc. will no longer … Read more