Beer will be PAR for the course.

• Position: Charlotte

Tradition holds Benjamin Franklin once quipped that beer was proof God loved us and wanted us to be happy. Now Gastonia officials are hoping suds will bring in a few extra Benjamins. In March, the City Council voted to sell beer at Gastonia Municipal Golf Course. Along with an increase in fees, the move is meant to reduce--at least slightly--the $250,000 to $400,000 a year needed from taxpayers to keep...