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Starting on May 28, Kentucky bars and restaurants will no longer need to abide by a curfew and bar seating will be allowed, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday.
Bars and restaurants have had several curfews during the pandemic to help keep crowds down and COVID-19 at bay.
In August, Beshear set a 10 p.m. last call curfew and closing time of 11 p.m. On Sept.15, that curfew was moved to 11 p.m. with a closing time of midnight. In March, he announced a last call curfew of midnight and a closing time of 1 a.m. I want everybody to remember that we have been and we re going to be loosening these restrictions, Beshear said. But be reasonable.
For eight months, Hoosiers had to wear masks in public.
That changed last Tuesday when Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb allowed his statewide mask mandate to expire. But several Southern Indiana restaurant owners plan to continue their own in-house mask requirements.
“I think we’ve got a little bit more time before that’s something I’m comfortable with with my staff, especially being in a restaurant where people have to take their masks off to dine and it’s boisterous,” said Dallas McGarity, owner of the Portage House in Jeffersonville.
Restaurant owners are allowed to implement such restrictions under Holcomb’s executive order, and McGarity isn’t the only one doing so. But it’s still a decision he expects to garner some criticism from local residents.
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