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December 30, 2020 10:16 AM Kaitlin Knapp
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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board has voted to suspend a Spokane Valley bar’s liquor license if the owners don’t comply with COVID-19 guidelines.
According to Julie Graham, spokesperson for the LCB, the Board voted to suspend the Black Diamond’s liquor license on Tuesday. She said if the bar doesn’t comply with COVID-19 protocols by Wednesday, the suspension will take effect automatically. The bar opened indoor dining, despite Governor Inslee’s proclamation to close indoor seating until at least January 4.
Should the bar refuse to comply, Graham said they would not be able to legally sell alcohol for 180 days starting Wednesday afternoon. She added that the bar was notified of the Board’s decision on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2020 6:33 PM Kaitlin Knapp
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SPOKANE, Wash. Indoor dining in Washington is closed until at least January 4, but two Spokane Valley bars are defying Gov. Inslee’s orders.
The owner of The Black Diamond claims the governor’s proclamation can’t be enforced, but the state Liquor and Cannabis Board says it can.
“They’re not law so we’re not taking his recommendation,” said Brandon Fenton, owner of The Black Diamond bar. “We’re doing what we need to do to survive and to have our employees survive and make a living. ”
Fenton believes dining indoors and outdoors doesn’t make a difference. Many restaurants have chosen to set up outdoor tents since outdoor seating is allowed during this second shutdown.
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December 17, 2020 8:49 AM Erin Robinson
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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. Two restaurants in Spokane Valley plan to reopen in defiance of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions.
The Black Diamond and Stormin’ Normans say they are open for businesses or will be soon.
In November, Governor Jay Inslee announced restaurants must close indoor dining because of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the state.
“We were asked to close indoor dining. We complied. We did our part as Washingtonians to help. We were asked to do this for 4 weeks,” the owners of the Black Diamond said in a Facebook post. “Now that those 4 weeks have gone by and the numbers in Spokane county continue to rise it is fact and science that restaurants are not a cause. Therefore, asking for our industry and the people who depend on it for a living to go another 3 weeks (or more and Inslee has threatened) is immoral and criminal. So……