Local Attraction At Virginia Beach|"Boston Hotel Nixes Drinks Named for Mayor Hopefuls"

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There was only one problem with a Boston hotel's plan to offer alcoholic drinks named after two city mayoral candidates: one of them is a recovering alcoholic. Officials at the Loews Boston Hotel canceled the promotion after being questioned recently by a Boston Herald reporter. The hotel had planned to sell $8 drinks named after Democratic mayoral candidates John R. Connolly and Martin J. Walsh, and offer $4 nonalcoholic alternatives to them, in its bar, Cuffs. Walsh, a state representative, has openly discussed his past troubles with alcohol during his campaign.

Loews Boston had planned to keep a tab on sales of the drinks — dubbed the J.R. Connelly and M.J. Walsh — as an unofficial, pre-election indicator of who was winning the race, the Herald reported Sunday ( http://bit.ly/19Oudnn ). "Loews Boston Hotel acknowledges the insensitivity of this recent promotion and have canceled it effective immediately," the hotel said in a statement after being questioned by the reporter. Walsh's campaign declined to comment. Walsh and Connolly, a city councilor and former teacher, were the top vote-getters in a recent preliminary election before the Nov. 5 general election. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is stepping down in January after 20 years in office.

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