Orlando bars, restaurants voluntarily close as coronavirus cases spike
The move also comes just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for increased enforcement at bars and restaurants not adhering to social-distancing guidelines and a 50% capacity cap.
View ArticleBrits will have to give their name to get a drink when UK pubs reopen
LONDON – Drinkers in England’s pubs will have to give their name before they order a pint and there will be no live acts or standing at the bar, the government said in advice for reopening the sector...
View ArticleCoronavirus outbreak gets popular Florida college bar’s liquor license suspended
A Florida college bar got its liquor license suspended after the crowded watering hole was linked to a cluster of new coronavirus cases, officials said. The Knight’s Pub, which is located near the...
View ArticleTexas closes bars, scales back restaurants amid coronavirus surge
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered bars in the state to close and restaurants to go down to half capacity, as 17,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last three days.
View ArticleCouncilman demands booze bill break for struggling NYC restaurants
A New York City councilman wants state officials to give restaurants a break on strict rules for ordering booze that are weighing on their reopening plans. Manhattan Councilman Keith Powers urged the...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus spike affects drinking in bars, Miami beaches for July...
Florida has joined Texas in banning drinking in bars, while Miami has moved to close beaches and parks — all just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, officials announced Friday. The drastic...
View ArticleWest Village, Upper East Side, Astoria top NYC areas for social-distancing...
It’s beer goggles on, masks and inhibitions off, in these party spots across the city which have netted the most complaints about people flouting social-distancing rules. Millennial havens in the West...
View ArticleGov. Newsom orders LA bars to immediately close amid coronavirus surge
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars in Los Angeles immediately closed — a little more than a week after they were allowed to reopen — amid a surge in local coronavirus cases. Los...
View ArticleGov. DeSantis blames young people partying for coronavirus surge
Florida’s governor has blamed younger people for the dramatic surge in coronavirus cases — claiming it’s impossible to stop them from partying. “If you look at that 25 to 34 age group, that is now by...
View ArticleLiquor stores fed up with coronavirus booze-to-go rules for restaurants
A bar brawl is brewing over the to-go cocktail, The Post has learned. Since kicking off in March, the Empire State’s coronavirus rule allowing bars and restaurants to sell booze on the go has tested...
View ArticleAlaska man hijacks fire truck, drives 15 miles to local bar with sirens on
An Alaska man allegedly broke into a local firehouse, stole a truck, then drove with the sirens on for about 15 miles until reaching a bar in a neighboring town, a report said Monday. The suspect,...
View ArticleCalifornia woman coughs in bartender’s face after refusing to wear a mask
A woman deliberately coughed on a bartender at a California pub after refusing to wear a mask, according to a new report. The disturbing incident, which was caught on surveillance video, unfolded at...
View ArticleBrazilian man busted for running illegal speakeasy in pet shop
A man in Brazil put a new twist on the classic speakeasy when he was busted running an illegal bar under the disguise of a pet shop amid the country's coronavirus shutdown, according to a report.
View ArticleTexas bar owners stage ‘Bar Lives Matter’ protest against governor
Bar owners in Texas staged a protest in reaction to the state’s order to shut them down for a second time due to the coronavirus, reports said. Tee Allen Parker, owner of the Machine Shed Bar and...
View ArticleClosing bars to stop coronavirus spread is backed by science
Authorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that...
View ArticlePubs reopen in England after four-month shutdown
It was bottoms up live on the BBC Saturday morning when an eager patron pounded down a Jägerbomb at a London bar to celebrate pubs and restaurants re-opening all across England for the first time in...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers helps save popular Greenwich Village Packers bar
A Green Bay Packers bar in New York City struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic received a Hail Mary pass — from Aaron Rodgers. The star quarterback gave Kettle of Fish in Greenwich Village a boost...
View Article190-year-old NYC bar Neir’s Tavern survives COVID-19
"We are built on being a community gathering place and that has been the key to our success," owner Loycent Gordon says, adding that the historic bar is doing Zoom happy hours. "We had to keep the...
View ArticleNYC’s White Horse Tavern shut down over social-distancing violations
New York City’s famed White Horse Tavern has been shut down after being stripped of its liquor license for what state officials call “numerous” violations of coronavirus social-distancing rules. The...
View ArticleUK pub installs electric fence at bar to ensure social distancing
A pub in the United Kingdom has put up an electric fence at the bar to make sure that patrons continue to social distance amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple reports on Sunday....
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