MORGANTOWN — Westover City Council on Monday approved on first reading the creation of a PODA, or private outdoor designated area, within the city. A PODA is […]
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ABCA agrees to honor the spirit of PODA law; lawmakers must still fix the letter
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration announced recently it would honor the intent of the Legislature’s 2024 update to the private outdoor designated area law instead […]
State’s ABCA says it will honor the legislature’s intent on PODA
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s PODA saga continues. It’s enough to drive a man to drink. In an order dated April 25 — last Thursday — West Virginia Alcohol […]
Legislators messed up PODA. They need to fix it
The thing about legalese — that strange, mysterious language of laws and binding contracts — is that all it takes is one misplaced punctuation mark, one misspelled […]
State’s PODA law apparently still requires liquor licenses
MORGANTOWN — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try again. Morgantown City Councilor Danielle Trumble said she would like to see the legislature take […]
City sets review board for May 15 PODA rollout
MORGANTOWN — The May 15 opening of Morgantown’s Private Outdoor Designated Area, or PODA, is just over 50 days away. There’s still plenty of work to […]




