Liquor stores now legal in Arlington, TX city limits

[MarkEdwards]

Some time back, citizens here finally decided we were tired of paying all that tax money to surrounding cities.

Take up was a bit slow, but we are seeing some stores here, finally - a few mom and pop stores, a small Specs on the west side of town, a larger Specs in the old Barnes & Noble building on the south side, a Total Wine & More on the far south end.

Still, my very favorite is the mid-sized family-owned Liq-o-Rama that I always went out of my way to visit. They just seem to have exactly the bourbons I like best.

I'm also wondering when the shakeout will happen, and the number of stores stabilizes.

[Ishad]

Expect that any liquor store near a specs and total wine to go out of business.

[The Black Tot]

...and an increasing amount of their allocations to bypass us consumers and go directly to bars and restaurants.

[Enoch]

I was staying in Arlington several years ago and we couldn't buy wine at the grocery store. They acted like I was asking them where to buy pot. So we headed toward Ft. worth on I30 and suddenly came up on mega-stores. Must have been when we left the city limits.....really stocked up.

[theDon]

Yes, but they did put Centennial out of business. I'll take fair prices any day over that kind of robbery. Good riddance!

[theDon]

Expect that any liquor store near a specs and total wine to go out of business.