Officials revealed this week some details on how the process would look when handing out these coveted licenses. The post Boston’s new 225 liquor licenses won’t be approved first-come, first-serve, officials say appeared first on Boston.

The city aims to prevent a first-come, first-served bonanza that favored white and well-connected applicants a decade ago when the last big batch of licenses were issued.

Boston has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to award liquor licenses to businesses that have largely been shut out of the process. Yes, but: Officials say they need to make sure these business owners not only learn about the new liquor licenses,