McLanahan’s Downtown Market hopes to soon sell wine and beer.
A notice of application to sell alcoholic beverages is posted in the window of the store and deli at 116 S. Allen St. McLanahan’s is applying as a restaurant and would be able to sell beer and wine for consumption inside and for takeout. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board limits take out to 192 ounces of beer and four bottles of wine for customer
McLanahan’s decided to move in this direction after hearing feedback from customers on what they would like to see in the store.
“We want to please our customers,” a manager said over the phone. “People have been coming in and asking, especially on big weekends, ‘Where’s the beer?’”
Managers aren’t sure how long the application process could take through Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board, but they hope to start selling wine and beer as soon as possible if the application is approved.
According to PLCB records the status is pending. The license is being transferred from Limelight of Centre County LLC, which lists an address as 106 S. Atherton St., the former site of Arby’s where The Metropolitan high-rise is being constructed.
