tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post2384213569301168254..comments2024-03-28T07:10:16.990-04:00Comments on Bedford Mass - What's new in Retail: Ken's Deli and Red Heat Tavern Vie for Remaining Liquor LicenseAdam Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16830834770203881220noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post-30478833602075617592015-01-13T17:16:04.565-05:002015-01-13T17:16:04.565-05:00Pure rent seeking behavior...Pure rent seeking behavior...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post-64965198177047145772015-01-13T14:18:32.863-05:002015-01-13T14:18:32.863-05:00Hi Anonymous,
Looks like Red Heat Tavern got the ...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Looks like Red Heat Tavern got the license.<br /><br />With respect to the quota system, there were a few bills in the house last year that would have eliminated it. The former Governor seemed to behind this but I don't think it came up for a vote. The challenge seems to be in some areas such as Boston where a lot more places want licenses than are allowed, so the value of a license becomes treated as an asset worth a few hundred thousand dollars. So the restaurants with an existing license don't want to have the value of a license go down.Adam Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830834770203881220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post-50646906903464965742015-01-12T14:06:29.101-05:002015-01-12T14:06:29.101-05:00Sparta has a license and their space is up for ren...Sparta has a license and their space is up for rent. Maybe a transfer here would be possible?<br /><br />What this highlights is how dumb it is that the State sets a Liquor License quota. Who cares if Bedford has 15 liquor licenses instead of 14?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post-82100485045673686012015-01-12T02:22:10.287-05:002015-01-12T02:22:10.287-05:00Hi Anonymous, It goes back to the town. View the c...Hi Anonymous, It goes back to the town. <a href="http://www.mass.gov/abcc/renewals/renewals/2013%20retail%20renewals/bedford2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">View the current list</a> of license holders according to the state Adam Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830834770203881220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426330243097067766.post-31362730078620932652015-01-10T02:56:46.906-05:002015-01-10T02:56:46.906-05:00This could be tricky.. What happened to the liquor...This could be tricky.. What happened to the liquor license that was revoked from the Plaza Hotel? I hope Ken's sticks with beer/wine and Red gets the full license. If Ken's thinks they are somehow competing with Red, forget about it Kens! Kens is a deli, not a nice sit down location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com