Walgreen Co. is applying for liquor licenses to sell beer and wine in at least 14 locations in Seattle, including the Greenwood store at 8701 Greenwood Ave. N and the Ballard store on the southwest corner of 15th Avenue NW and Market Street.

According to other media reports, including these here and here, Walgreens is applying for liquor licenses in many markets, aiming to create more of a one-stop shopping experience.  

We’ve left messages with a corporate spokesman and will provide more details when we get them.

The liquor license requests are part of a national rollout to provide additional convenience to Walgreens customers, Walgreens spokesman Robert Elfinger said.

“We’re basically responding to customer demand. Our customers want more of a one-stop shopping experience, where they can buy a range of products at one location,” Elfinger said.

A limited selection of alcohol will take up less than 2 percent of total shelf space in the stores.

“We’re going to be a drug store first and foremost,” Elfinger said. “There’s going to be no single servings, no 40 ounces, no minis, anything that’s conducive to alcohol abuse.”

It will be the store’s policy to card everyone who looks younger than 40 and employees will receive training on how to handle sales, Elfinger said. “We’re going to do this very safely and very responsibly.”

9/25 update:  The State Liquor Control Board now says there is no issue with Tigertail’s license and the King County Recorder’s Office has no liens on record that would indicate an IRS property seizure. Still no word from Tigertail’s owners.

Tigertail at 704 NW. 65th St. has been closed for the last few days, and we’re still trying to find out exactly why. Chris emailed MyBallard on Monday to report seeing a sign on the bar’s door saying they were closed by the IRS. But when we went by the sign was gone – just some strips of tape left.

Today, Roy sent MyBallard a picture of a new sign, which said Tigertail had issues with the Liquor Control Board, and would reopen soon.

We called the IRS, which referred us to the county auditor’s office, which then referred us to the county Recorders office, where we’ve left a message. We also called the public records line at the State Liquor Control Board, where we were told there is a “pending issue on their license.” We’ve been promised a call back tomorrow with further information.

We’ve also left a message for Tigertail’s owners.