Inside The Garden House of Friends

The Garden Las Vegas opens during the height of the pandemic.

ZORA ADLIBTHEY OPENED THEIR DOORS INTHE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC.NOW THE ONLY GAY BAR INTHE ARTS DISTRICT IS READY FORTHE RETURN OF NIGHT LIFE!AS WE CONTINUE TOCELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH AND BRIDGETHE DIVIDE 13 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ALICIA PATAILLO TAKESYOU INSIDE THE GARDEN!ALICIA INTRO:IT’S BECOMING ONE OF THE HOTTESTBARS IN THE ARTS DISTRICT ---THE GARDEN EVEN HAS THEIR OWNCOLORFUL SIDEWALK (SHOWSIDEWALK)COME’ON LET’S GO INSIDE THEHOUSE OF FRIENDS (WALKS INSIDE)PKG:(NAT POP / CHEERS YOU GUYS.)TRACK:IT’S THE FIRST GAY BAR IN THEARTS DISTRICT LAS VEGAS!EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"WE’RE A BRANDNEW CONCEPT FORGAY NIGHT LIFE IN LAS VEGAS WEOFFER SIGNATURE COCKTAILS,AMAZING DRAG BRUNCH ON SATURDAYAND SUNDAYS SO THERE’S SOMETHINGFOR EVERYBODY."TRACK:ONE YEAR AGO, THE GARDEN OPENEDIN THE HEIGHT OF THEPANDEMIC....EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BESCHEDULED TO OPEN IN MARCH OFLAST YEAR WE WEREN’T ABLE TO DOTHAT BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN SOTHE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF THESHUTDOWN WERE PRETTY STRESSFULWERE PRETTY SCARY THE ONLY THINGTHAT GOT ME THROUGH IS KNOWINGTHAT I WASN’ T THE ONLY ONEGOING THROUGH IT."TRACK:DESPITE THE UNEXPECTED---OWNEREDUARDO CORDOVA BEAT THE ODDSAND IS NOW JOINING HUNDREDS INWELCOMING NIGHT LIFE BACK TO SINCITY!(NAT POP / DARE TO BE DIFFERENT)TRACKCORDOVA DREAMED OF OPENING THEGARDEN FOR TWELVE YEARS....BUTFINDING THE PERFECT LOCATION FORTHE LGBTQ COMMUNITY WAS ACHALLENGE......HE SAYS LUCK LEDHIM TO THE ARTS DISTRICT.EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"I AM REALLY BLESSED AND LUCKYTHAT I AM ABLE TO LGBTDESTINATION AND OFFER ANOTHERSAFE PLACE FOR THE LGTQCOMMUNITY."TRACK:SINCE REOPENING....SAFETYPROTCOLS HAVE CHANGED.....(NAT POP / "GIRLS, BOYS ORALIENS WHATEVER JUST WASH YOURHANDS")CORDOVA SAYS ADJUSTING TO C-D-CGUIDELINES WAS A CHALLENGE BUTSAYS THEY ARE DEDICATED TOPROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH THESAFEST SERVICE.EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"WE FOLLOWED CDC GUIDELINES SOANYBODY THAT’S VACCINATED ISREQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK BUT IFYOU’RE NOT VACCINATED YOU CANSTILL WEAR A MASK SOME PEOPLEARE STILL WEARING MASKS, WE HAVELEFT OUR SANITATION STATIONS SOWE HAVE SANITAIZER AT THE FRONTDOORS, RESTROOMS AS WELL SO WESTILL KEPT SOME OF HYGENESTANDARDS THAT WE LEARNED FROMTHE PANDEMIC.TRACK:WHILE ENTERAINMENT WAS ACHALLENGE DURING THE PANDEMICCORDOVA IS HAPPY TO WELCOME BACKLIVE PERFORMERS!EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"IT WAS A LITTLE TUFF BUT JUSTLIKE ANYONE YOU CAN ADAPT AND,IN THE END, IT WAS JUST GREAT TOBE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME KIND OFENTERTAINMENT."TRACK:SO...WHATS NEXT FOR THE GARDEN?EDUARDO CORDOVAOWNER OF THE GARDEN HOUSE OFFRIENDS"I’M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TOANNOUNCE THAT I’M OPENING OTHERCONCEPTS RIGHT HERE WALKINGDISTANCE THAT WE CAN CREATE SOMESYNERGY AND A LITTLE GAYBORHOODWITHIN THE ARTS DISTRICT."ALICIA OUTRO:KEEP UP WITH THE GARDEN AND ALLOF THEIR EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITEAT KTNV DOT COMHAPPY PRIDE MONTHAP