Local people, businesses adjusting New Year's Eve plans due to pandemic
Many people and businesses alike are adjusting their New Year's Eve plans due to the pandemic.
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Updated: 8:07 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
Many people and businesses alike are adjusting their New Year's Eve plans due to the pandemic.
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Updated: 8:07 PM EST Dec 28, 2020
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DELRAY BEACH ALLOWS ITS BARS TO SAY OPEN TWO HOURS LATER ON NEW YEAR’S EVE, BUT THIS YEAR THERE’S A CURFEW IN EFFECT AND NOW THOSE BARS HAVE TO CLOSE AT 2 A.M. WHICH IS THE REGULAR TIME. WE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THAT EXCEPTION THIS YEAR. WE KNOW THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS. LOOK FORWARD TO THIS TIME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR AND ESPECIALLY IN 2022 RING IN A NEW YEAR AND WE WANT THEM TO STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. OF COURSE IN A SAFE FASHION. THIS IS PEOPLE IN DELRAY BEACH FINALIZE THEIR NEW YEAR’S EVE PLANS, WHICH FOR SOME WILL BE PRETTY QUIET. WE NORMALLY HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS AND WE LOVE DOWNTOWN GILLRAY, AND THIS IS OUR HANGOUT AND THIS YEAR WE JUST GOING TO STAY TUNED AND STAY INSIDE AND STAY SAFE OTHERS STILL PLAN TO GO OUT, BUT YOU JUST CAN’T STAY HIDING IN YOUR HOUSE LIVING IN FEAR. YOU HAVE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AND I HAVE KIDS AND WE WANT TO BE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE AND WE HAVE STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND WE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT GOING OUT AND ENJOYING OUR LIFE OVER IN WELLINGTON PLACES LIKE KICKBACK NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN, WHICH IS THE REVAMPED BACKSTREETS BAR AND GRILL ARE GETTING READY FOR A DIFFERENT KI OF NEW YEAR’S EVE ONE WITH COVID-19. STRETCHING’S IN PLACE THE GENERAL MANAGER EXPECTS A PRETTY SMOOTH NIGHT AS A CAREER IN HOSPITALITY. IT WAS IT’S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING A LITTLE DISHEARTENING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TELLING PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR MASKS ON AND STAY SIX FEET APART FROM PEOPLE AND YOU’RE MORE OF A COVID POLICE THAN YOU ARE A HOSPITALITY RESTAURANT MANAGER AND THAT’S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, BUT IT’S A CHALLENGE AND WE ALL ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE AND MAYBE THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS PEOPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE COME TO GET MORE IN A HABIT OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. YOU DON’T THAT MANY ARGUMENTS ANYMORE. AND COMING UP AT 6:00. WE WILL SEE WHAT ANOTHER SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTY IS DOING ON NEW YEAR’S EVE AND WHAT THE REACTION TO THAT STEP IS FROM DELRAY BEACH CITY LEADERS REPORTING LIVE