Before the pandemic, only 12 states allowed direct-to-consumer deliveries of alcoholic beverages. However, as local governments support struggling food businesses, many governors have signed executive orders temporarily allowing restaurants, bars and other establishments with alcohol permits to extend their alcohol offerings beyond the dining room. Now, takeout and delivery of alcoholic drinks has become the temporary norm for the vast...

Every year, days before St. Patrick’s Day I search my closet for something green to wear. St. Patrick’s Day—observed every March 17—is packed with parades, good luck charms and all things green. The event started as a religious holiday in Ireland, but over time it’s become a celebration of Irish culture. Although many people think of St. Patrick’s Day as...