Bar owners welcome a midnight curfew
Alchemy owner Nick Scott just recently reopened his restaurant after 11 weeks. After hearing that the Shelby County Health Department extended the 10 p.m. curfew to midnight, he said, “We’ll start it immediately. It’s great news, not just for the businesses but also the employees.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Bars and restaurants can begin to stay open until midnight under the new Shelby County Health Department directive that goes in effect on Oct. 7; enforcement will be beefed up, Alisa Haushalter says.
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Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.
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