Bars and nightclub owners looking to open back up

A little bit of hammering here and some much-needed paint applied over there can only mean one thing, renovations at the Pawn Shop Lounge in downtown West Palm Beach.

TO KNOW WHEN HE'LL BE ALLOWEDTO REOPEN.

RIGHT NOW - BARS -PUBS AND NIGHCLUBS ALL REMAINCLOSED.

AS WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S TODD WILSON REPORTS - FORONE OWNER THIS WEEKEND IS AREMINDER OF LOST REVENUE AOVERALL UNCERTAINTY.< NATS: (VO) A LITTLE BIT OFHAMMERING HERE AND SOME MUCHNEEDED PAINT APPLIED OVERTHERE CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING..

.RENOVATIONS AT THE PAWNSHOP LOUNGE IN DOWNTOWN WESTPALM BEACH.

(SOT 13:59:12) 6SEC WE WERE HAVING ONE OF OURBEST YEARS THIS PREVIOUS YEARTILL THE COVID CAME IN ANDWIPED US OUT.

NATS: (VO) OWNERCLEVE MASH SAYS, THE LOUNGEHAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE MARCH15TH.

WITH THE UPGRADES NEARLYCOMPLETE HE'S LOOKING TO OPENBACK UP - BUT THERE INLIES THEPROBLEM.

(SOT 13:59:37) 9 SECWE'VE SEEN OTHER PLACES STARTOFF AS 25%, 50%.

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I'M NOTSURE WHY WE'RE NOT GETTING AANSWERS FOR OURSELVES.

NATS:(VO) MAY 4TH GOVERNOR DESANTISANNOUNCED RESTAURANTS ANDRETAIL STORES COULD OPERATE AT25%.

THEN DAYS LATER HE SAIDTHEY COULD CONDUCT BUSINESS AT50%.

BUT BARS PUBS ANDNIGHTCLUBS AE NOT AMONG THELOCATIONS REOPENING - SINCEMORE THAN HALF THEIR REVENUECOMES FROM THE SALE ODALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

MASH WANTSTO KNOW THE GUIDELINES FOR HISINDUSTY TO OPEN BACK UP.

(SOT14:01:34) 7 SEC THEME PARKSARE OPENING BUT NOBODY HASTALKED ABOUT BARS ORNIGHTCLUBS THAT DON'T PROVIDEFOOD.

NATS: (VO) MASH SAYS HEWOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE LEFTUP TO THE CONSUMER TO DECIDEWHEN THEY'RE READY TO RETURN.(SOT 14:15:40) 2 SEC IFTHEY'RE TAKING THE RIGHTPRECAUTIONS I WOULD.(SOT14:17:06 ) 10 SEC (VICTORGIOTTO) I WOULD DEFINITELYCONSIDER GOING OUT TO A CLUBIF IT WAS OPEN.

IT'S NOT'SSOMETHING I WOULD NORMALLYREALLY DO TO MUCH BUT I DON'TTHINK IT'S THAT MUCH DIFFERENTTHAN BEING BODY TO BODY IN APUBLIX OR WALMART.

(SOT14:16:40) 5 SEC (ALANA BECKER)IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVERESTAURANTS OPEN I DON'T SEEWHY YOU CAN'T HAVE CLUBS ANDBARS OPEN.

(TODD'S TAG) MASHSAYS HE'S NOT SURE HOW LONG HECAN KEEP THNGS AFLOA - ALREADYHAVING DIPPED INTO SAVINGS..

NWEST PALM BEACH, TODD WILSON,FOX 29 NEWS, WE'VE GOT YOUCOVERED.