Curfews are dumb anyways. Honestly a club like tootsies is in the best position to enforce social distancing. It had a spread out feeling pre-pandemic and it’s easy enough to stay over 6 ft away from other patrons.
At least theory. Sure most of the virus spread would come from certain mask-less activities. 🤷🏻♀️
To me it's not about Tootsies being allowed to stay open late but more that if Tootsies is doing it then I assume all the other Miami clubs will follow suit
Exactly, Tootsies has the motivation & resources to fight, but they aren't the primary benefactor. All the other little clubs & restaurants who just shut up and took it, won't have to do so anymore.
I mean, I get why they had the restriction. There was a feeling that the younger population partying at night was a significant vector for spread, with many asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic attendees who weren't too worried about maintaining distance in any situation.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami-Dade County’s curfew was lifted for a few days, but beginning Tuesday, lights out at midnight is back.
An appellate court will allow Miami-Dade County’s curfew to be reinstated until it can rule on a decision that has become a contentious debate between the county and a Miami Garden’s strip club.
On Friday, Tootsie’s Cabaret won a temporary restraining order against Miami-Dade County’s curfew after a judge ruled in favor of the civil lawsuit. Calling it illegal, Miami-Dade Judge Beatrice Butchko issued a temporary injunction that rendered enforcement of the curfew null and void.
Immediately after Butchko’s ruling, the county immediately appealed. On Monday, the court swung in Miami-Dade’s favor, reinstating a stay of the injunction order, which means the curfew is back.
While Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez had the ability for the curfew once to be fully enforced immediately, enforcement will begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to give residents and businesses time to be “duly informed."
The appeals court is still reviewing the injunction order and will have to make a ruling, but for now, Tootsie’s and others have been stripped of staying open past midnight.
Miami-Dade County issued Amendment 3 to Emergency Order 27-20 on Oct. 12 that instituted a curfew from midnight through 6 a.m. “All restaurants and food service establishments shall close for on-premises dining between the start of the curfew at 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. the next morning. These establishments may still continue to operate their kitchens after 12 a.m. strictly for the purpose of providing delivery and drive-through services only,” the order reads.
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At least theory. Sure most of the virus spread would come from certain mask-less activities. 🤷🏻♀️
I mean, I get why they had the restriction. There was a feeling that the younger population partying at night was a significant vector for spread, with many asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic attendees who weren't too worried about maintaining distance in any situation.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami-Dade County’s curfew was lifted for a few days, but beginning Tuesday, lights out at midnight is back.
An appellate court will allow Miami-Dade County’s curfew to be reinstated until it can rule on a decision that has become a contentious debate between the county and a Miami Garden’s strip club.
On Friday, Tootsie’s Cabaret won a temporary restraining order against Miami-Dade County’s curfew after a judge ruled in favor of the civil lawsuit. Calling it illegal, Miami-Dade Judge Beatrice Butchko issued a temporary injunction that rendered enforcement of the curfew null and void.
Immediately after Butchko’s ruling, the county immediately appealed. On Monday, the court swung in Miami-Dade’s favor, reinstating a stay of the injunction order, which means the curfew is back.
While Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez had the ability for the curfew once to be fully enforced immediately, enforcement will begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to give residents and businesses time to be “duly informed."
The appeals court is still reviewing the injunction order and will have to make a ruling, but for now, Tootsie’s and others have been stripped of staying open past midnight.
Miami-Dade County issued Amendment 3 to Emergency Order 27-20 on Oct. 12 that instituted a curfew from midnight through 6 a.m. “All restaurants and food service establishments shall close for on-premises dining between the start of the curfew at 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. the next morning. These establishments may still continue to operate their kitchens after 12 a.m. strictly for the purpose of providing delivery and drive-through services only,” the order reads.