The National Safety Council estimates that 408 people may die from drunk driving from Dec. 30 through Jan. 2, 2023.

If you’ve had too much to drink and are in need of a last-minute ride this holiday season, the American Automobile Association (AAA) is offering free tows to people in Michigan.

A new social district that connects dozens of businesses and allows outdoor drinking in the heart of Royal Oak is officially open.

Research has clearly shown that alcohol use has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and experts are saying this is a good time to reassess the drinking habits you may have developed over the past year.

A 33-year-old Brandon Township man who admitted to drinking before driving a tractor has been charged in the death of his 2-year-old cousin who fell off of the vehicle.

WYANDOTTE, Mich. – March 17 marks St. Patrick Day, and although the bars aren’t packed as previous years, Wyandotte is allowing several bars in the city’s social district to follow the new open container rules so customers can drink while still being socially distant. READ: Metro Detroit bars optimistic for St. Patrick’s Day salesAd“The social district has very specific boundaries, very specific operating hours and very specific license establishments that are allowed to participate in the social district,” Gruber said. Those partaking in St. Patrick’s Day festivities can agree. “We’re anticipating a really exciting spring and summer here in Wyandotte and the social district is just one of the many that makes Wyandotte the place to come visit,” Gruber said. AdSocial district bar hours are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Click here for more information on the Wyandotte Social District.

Are you considering trying Dry January, the annual initiative to stop drinking for the first month of the new year?

A St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland without celebrations at local pubs? Yes, it is true, and just the latest example of how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become. The Irish government sent a release Sunday asking all pubs be closed from Sunday night until March 29 to help quell the spread of the coronavirus. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations surely will be affected around the world, and it’s hard to imagine you can’t even go to a pub in the heart of Ireland anymore to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. But that once again emphasizes the seriousness of the pandemic and the sacrifices so many are making.

Tomorrow is National Drink Wine Day, so ahead of that, we wanted to know: Is there a right way to drink wine? We asked: Does it really matter what type of glass you drink wine out of? How about holding the wine glass, should you hold a chilled wine by the stem of the glass? Should you only serve red wines with red meat and white wines with poultry and seafood? How do you drink your wine?