It’s been more than two months since Florida bars have been prohibited from selling alcohol unless they also sell food.
Bar owners say they're ready to serve a round of drinks rather than play another round of the waiting game.
ONE BAR OWNE:26 - :31:59 - 1:05LLINTRO)ONE BAR OWNER SAYS HE BROKE DOWNAND GOT A LICENSE TO SELLFOODJUST SO HE CAN SERVE DRINKSAGAINTHAT’S HIS REAL MONEYMAKER.
BUT IT’S NOT THAT EASYFOR EVERYONE.NATSON JUNE 26TH THE DEPARTMENT OFBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONALREGULATION ORDERED THE LAST CALLFOR BARS IN FLORIDA RIGHT AFTERGOVERNOR RON DESATNTIS SAID THEYCOULD OPEN AT 50 PERCENTCAPACITY.
A BIG DISAPPOINTMENTFOR COWBOY UP SALOON OWNER KIPNOTBOHM.It bothers me that they thinthat COVID only infects peoplethat go to bars, but not torestaurants.BUT HE DOESN’Tnot to restaurants.that go to bars, but onlyinfects people they think thCOVID It bothers me thatKIP NOTBOHM.SALOON OWNER KIP NOTBOHM.It bothers me that they thinkthat COVID only infects peoplethat go to bars, but not torestaurantBUT HE DOESN’T TAKE THE VIRUSLIGHTLY.
IT AFFECTED HIMPERSONALLYWHEN CONRAD BUCHANAFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS DJ GRIFFGOTTI DIED FROM COVID-19 INMARCH.He was a great friend to me, bhe was also a great friend to alot of people.AFTER LOSING HIS FRIENDAND ALOT OF MONEYNOTBOHM RESORTED TOBUYING A FOOD LICENSE ANDRE-OPENED COWBOY UP TWO WEEKSAGO.BUT SEAN DUNNIGAN WHO OWNSOLLIES RECORD AND BEER PUBCAPE CORAL SAYS THAT’S HARDERTHAN IT SEEMSFor us its not as simple assaying hey we want a foodlicense, and we want to see hotdogs or whatever.
We have to gothrough the whole processNOTBOHM KNOWS THE FEELINGHEALSO OWNS CELSIUS NIGHTCLUBWHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED MOST OFTHE PANDEMIC.GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS HELD AROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH DBAT A ST.
PETERSBURG BREWERYTHURSDAYIt stinks and I’m not happy forhow everything’s gone.
Butthink the best thing we can dois get it right, and moveforward.WHATEVER THE GOVERNORDECIDESNOTBOHM SAYS IT SHOULDBE GRADUAL(LLTAG)HE SAYS THE SAFEST WAY TO DO ITWOULD BE TO OPEN BARS AND CLUBSAT 50 PERCENT CAPACI
Football in the Southeastern Conference returns on Saturday and the bars in Starkville are ready for the fans arrival.
