“Just starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel here,” restaurant owner Justin Weathers said Wednesday when asked how things were going. He and partner Joe Monnich own three locations of Stove & Tap in Montgomery and Chester Counties, as well as the Bercy in Ardmore and Al Pastor in Exton.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday signed House Bill 327 allowing licensed restaurants and hotels that have lost more than 25% of average monthly sales during the pandemic to sell prepared 4-ounce to 64-ounce beverages or mixed drinks for off-premise consumption.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Parents with questions about how to protect their teens from the dangers of alcohol and other drugs can now receive research-based advice from videos featuring Robert Turrisi, a Penn State professor of biobehavioral health with more than 35 years of experience in researching underage drinking.
In a move that could help Oregon restaurants and bars comply with state-mandated social distancing guidelines, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has begun fast-tracking applications to expand the sale of alcohol to sidewalks, streets and nearby parking lots.
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Gov. Tom Wolf Wednesday said he will sign the bill allowing licensed restaurants and hotels to offer curbside cocktails or mixed drinks to-go no later than Friday. Even though it's not legal for businesses to sell mixed drinks yet, some are already doing it.
As part of Gov. Mike DeWine's plan for reopening Ohio businesses forced to close due to COVID-19, bars and restaurants were permitted to open their patios for dining beginning May 15 under strict social distancing requirements.
CINCINNATI — New legislation aims to make the carryout and delivery of alcoholic beverages permanent in Ohio.
House Bill 669 aims to make a coronavirus-era provision permanent across the state.RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) — After weeks of economic burden from statewide COVID-19 restrictions, the Virginia ABC announced Wednesday that it will be accelerating the process for licensees to receive approval for temporary outside dining areas.
Restaurant and Bar & Grill license holders will no longer be able to sell packaged beer and wine to go starting midnight Friday May 15, according to Kelly Hunt, a senior agent with the Wyoming Department of Revenue's Liquor Division.
It could be weeks, if not months, before restaurants in central Pennsylvania are given the green light to reopen.
Even so, when dining establishments do return, the landscape is going to be very different. The days of bustling dining rooms will be a thing of the past.