A specially marked cup shows a beer purchased in Raleigh’s Sip n’ Stroll Downtown, a special social district the North Carolina capital created last year that allows open containers of alcohol within strict bounds. States are increasingly allowing cities to create these districts in hopes of boosting — or reviving — downtown businesses. CITY OF RALEIGH, N.C.
BY KEVIN HARDY Stateline via Kansas Reflector Holly Smith Mount wanted to be first. Smith Mount, chair of the city council in Huntington, W.V., was…
