Let My People.. Drink in Public
Why Parks and Public Domains Should Be an Open Bar
A graduation celebration isn’t the same in the confines of your home. Meetups with your friends at a bar don’t hit like a spontaneous, makeshift disco in a park. Walking from one party to the next without a drink in hand is a travesty in all senses of the word. Being able to drink in public spaces (without being obnoxious or dangerous) is an important aspect of society, and the U.S. needs to wake up and smell the day-old champagne. When we restrict ourselves to drinking at home or in restaurants, we are depriving our parks and public spaces of their life blood! While Houston has a dearth of public spaces in general, what we do have can be greatly enhanced with young adults gathering to share some Saint Arnold IPAs. Today I’m going to show where this legal public drinking is happening, the positive side effects that come from it, and how Houston can implement them too. Common sense laws make our daily life easier and copying cities across the world to accomplish that shouldn’t be frowned upon. If something works in a city 350 miles East of us (AKA New Orleans), why can’t it work right here at home in downtown Houston? Throughout my time travelling, I’ve always questioned why Houston doesn’t imitate the laws that convert so many other cities into major tourist destinations; think Tokyo, Berlin, Rio de…
