Alcohol To-Go Sales Set To End Today, Unless Cuomo Steps In
The to-go alcohol sales in Western New York are set to be banned after today. UNLESS Governor Cuomo signs a last minute extension, the executive order that he signed in the beginning of the pandemic is set to expire.
When restaurants and bars were shut down after the pandemic started, they reopened by doing take out only, but everyone who knows something about the food service industry knows that drinks are where a lot of profit come from. Therefore, Cuomo signed the bill to allow bars to sell booze to go. Now, do not get this confused with the Open Container Law, which allows people to drink alcohol freely down the street (looking at you, East Aurora!). The bill strictly had to be alcohol that was consumed at home and brought with seal-type containers. (P.S. the to-go margaritas from Mexican restaurants were unbelievable.)
Open container law proposed for Downtown Poplar Bluff
Creating an Entertainment District in Poplar Bluff By Jeremy Ford | March 2, 2021 at 5:25 PM CST - Updated March 2 at 6:35 PM
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - A Heartland city has a new proposal that could affect the way your drink in the downtown area.
The Poplar Bluff City Council is looking for new ways to attract patrons to what they want to call the entertainment district.
“I think the biggest thing we’re trying to do is create more traffic downtown,” said City Manager Matt Winters.
He believed this can be done with the approval of a new law.