Buy Beer at Walgreen's

...as of today. Eight Seattle Walgreen's, including one on 15th Avenue East, will now be stocking beer besides the ibuprofen and arthritic socks. Capitol Hill Seattle has the full story.

In other news, more liquor = more problems, according to an Indiana University professor:

A higher density of alcohol sales outlets in an area means closer proximity and easier availability to an intoxicating substance for residents. Perhaps just as importantly, alcohol outlets provide a greater number of potentially deviant places. Convenience stores licensed to sell alcohol may be especially troublesome in this regard, as they often serve not only as sources of alcohol but also as local gathering places with little formal social control.

So...half a dozen of one, six of the other?