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Upper Fells Point residents protest Sweet Carolina Liquor over street drinking, board renews license
Summary
Residents said patrons repeatedly buy single‑serve alcohol, drink on nearby corners, leave litter and sometimes require emergency services. The board reviewed citations and testimony but found insufficient verified evidence to deny the renewal; commissioners urged continued documentation and neighborhood‑level remedies.
Upper Fells Point residents argued at the April 16 hearing that the renewal of the license for Sweet Carolina Liquor at 309 South Broadway should be denied because, they said, patrons buy single‑serve alcoholic beverages and then gather on nearby corners — particularly Goff & Broadway and near St. Patrick’s — where excessive drinking, public urination/defecation, litter and medical emergencies occur.
Residents provided photos, described repeated 311 and 911 calls and testified about incidents in which patrons were so intoxicated they required ambulance response. One witness described calling 911 for a man who was unresponsive on the…
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