New Details on Mystic Wine Shoppe
Five things you need to know about Arlington's newly-approved wine shop.
1.) HOW WE GOT HERE: In April, Arlington voters approved two new liquor-store licenses via a ballot question, 3,958-2,648. Then, on Monday, June 18, the Board of Selectmen picked the two winning applicants from the field of six. The board’s first selection, The Meat House, was made with relative ease, but then the Mystic Wine Shoppe and Johnnie’s Foodmaster proposals were in a dead heat, until Johnnie’s President John DeJesus made a startling announcement. “I’d like to withdraw my application,” he said after more than three hours of presentations and deliberations. “I’m a small business owner too, and I think they made a great presentation … I’m stuttering here, I can’t believe I’m doing this.” And with that, the board granted Mystic Wine …
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Cathy L.
10:14 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I remember when there was a concern with putting a "wine" (whatever you want to call it)...store on summer street (which they did), because of its proximity to the high school. This one is even closer. Figure it!!! By the way, wine seems to be the drink of choice today, particularly among females...beer, also. more ›