Are you considering trying Dry January, the annual initiative to stop drinking for the first month of the new year?

A St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland without celebrations at local pubs? Yes, it is true, and just the latest example of how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become. The Irish government sent a release Sunday asking all pubs be closed from Sunday night until March 29 to help quell the spread of the coronavirus. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations surely will be affected around the world, and it’s hard to imagine you can’t even go to a pub in the heart of Ireland anymore to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. But that once again emphasizes the seriousness of the pandemic and the sacrifices so many are making.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The party’s over early on South Beach, at least for the days when spring breakers descend on the city. Commissioners voted 5-2 to ban booze after 3 a.m. in the entertainment district, for six days in March. This comes after last year’s beach brawls and street fights that made for embarrassing headlines for the city. And we’re just devastated.”Other club and restaurant owners spoke out, too, saying it was going to harm their businesses. Mayor Dan Gelber told Local 10 he thinks the last call rollback is the best solution, for now.