Dry January and Baltimore’s Unhappy Hour Dilemma - Stacey Abrams Newsroom https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:51:37 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Dry January and Baltimore’s Unhappy Hour Dilemma https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/dry-january-and-baltimores-unhappy-hour-dilemma_1777055366 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:08:48 -0500 https://stacey-abrams-ecosystem.mmcxchange.com/detail/dry-january-and-baltimores-unhappy-hour-dilemma_1777055366 Dry January and Baltimore’s Unhappy Hour Dilemma

January invites reflection. Across Baltimore, many residents are setting intentions around health, finances, and balance. For a growing number, Dry January has become a meaningful pause — an opportunity to examine not just alcohol consumption, but the systems and social norms that quietly shape our habits. One of those norms is the after-work happy hour. From downtown office corridors to neighborhood bars in Federal Hill, Hampden, and Harbor East, happy hour has long been woven into Baltimore’s…]]>