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Article: Where to Light Up the Night
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 2, 2007
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It has been a month since the D.C. smoking ban went into effect,
prohibiting patrons from lighting up inside almost all bars and
nightclubs in the city. Before the law went into effect, club
owners, bartenders and promoters worried that it would be bad for
business. Here's the flip side: I've talked to owners of
neighborhood bars, dives, upscale lounges and live music venues, and
not one reports a drop in business because of the ban. In the past
30 days or so, a few saw sales get stronger, and others just found
ways to deal with the new restrictions.
As snow showers whipped through Washington last week, smokers
huddled under the tall metal braziers on Science Club's brick-
walled patio, ...