Gentlemen, Open Your Containers

Trends, amenities, and generational attitudes

I saw this post on Facebook, from the mayor of Flemington, my hometown:

This is, apparently, a big trend these days, having limited open container areas out on the street, in parts of town that are, or are planned for, renewed commercial life. I’ve seen everyone from a traditionalist Catholic to, well, Flemington’s very liberal mayor endorse this idea, a…