Green Flash closes shop in Va. to focus on west
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two days after listing all the brewing equipment from its Virginia facility for sale, that state’s largest brewery in terms of production announced it will stop distributing to the East Coast entirely.
Green Flash CEO Mike Hinkley said the Virginia Beach brewery is permanently shuttered as of Monday, as the company refocuses on its roots in California, where it’s headquartered. The move comes two months after it laid off 15 percent of employees and ended distribution in 32 states.
A release says bicoastal operations created a pressure that will be alleviated by streamlined operations. The company plans to build its brands in the “core markets” of Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Nebraska.
Grammy winner sentenced in Guam drug case
HAGATNA, Guam — A Grammy Award-winning singer who gained fame for hits from “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Saturday Night Fever” and pleaded guilty to drug possession charges in Guam will be able to serve her sentence in Hawaii, her lawyer said.
Yvonne Marianne Elliman-Alexander, 66, who performs under her maiden name Yvonne Elliman, and her husband, Allen Bernard Alexander, were sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. territory, where they went to perform at a benefit concert.
Their attorney, Mike Phillips, said they received a 14-day sentence Tuesday that they will be able to serve by observing courtroom proceedings of a drug offender probation program in Honolulu. They likely will have to do that for 13 days because they will receive credit for one day of incarcerated time served, Phillips said. They both pleaded guilty to felony drug possession charges in August.
After a court appearance Monday in Guam, Elliman-Alexander said she and her husband had performed about 120 hours of community service in Hawaii, where they live.
Airport officers said they found marijuana in Alexander’s belongings and crystal-like rocks and a glass pipe in Elliman-Alexander’s belongings.