Tampa City Council suspends alcohol licenses to 3 more businesses
City of Tampa suspends several bars alcohol sales
and last updated 2021-03-08 18:23:07-05
TAMPA, Fla. â Five businesses went before the Tampa City Council Monday morning for hearings to consider revoking or suspending their alcohol licenses. Ultimately, three businesses will have their liquor licenses briefly suspended.
The hearings are part of a continued citywide crackdown targeting repeat violators of the mask mandate. City attorneys said they were able to negotiate proposed settlements for all five businesses.
Tampa City Council voted to approve the city attorney s recommendation for the Ritz Ybor for a finding of no violation, and therefore, no suspension. City Attorney Gina Grimes explained when they re-evaluated the evidence, they determined the citations were almost all for failure to social distance, though the customers were wearing masks.
Tampa bars and nightclubs penalized for COVID-19 violations
Aaron Mesmer reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Five popular Tampa bars and nightclubs are appearing before City Council today after repeated COVID-19 ordinance violations, and at least two well-known bars have already been hit with suspensions.
City attorneys say MacDintons Irish Pub, Club Prana, The Ritz Ybor, Club Skye and King Corona Cigars and Cafe have all been given plenty of opportunities to come into compliance with the city’s ordinance, but code enforcement officials have found they are still consistently in violation. We re here again as a last resort. We don t bring these cases after a first citation. In fact, this is the second citation, Assistant City Attorney Susan Johnson-Valdez told council members last month during a hearing for 7th & Grove.