Northside’s Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition, one of three Arcade Legacy locations in the Greater Cincinnati area, announced they would be temporarily closing their doors on Aug. 3, just days after the Ohio Liquor Control Commission approved a 10 p.m. alcohol ban for bars and restaurants.
The sales curfew was proposed by Gov. Mike DeWine and went into effect on July 31.
Under the emergency rule, Ohio bars and restaurant cannot sell alcohol after 10 p.m. Customers have until 11 p.m. to finish their drinks, and businesses can continue to serve food until closing time.
The ban was created in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 after the virus began to spike again across the state.
Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition posted on their Facebook page explaining their decision, noting that after the new rule, they struggled to have enough guests to make staying open worth it in their new timeframe.
Follow their Facebook page for more updates. And make sure to visit their other locations in Newport and Cincinnati Mills Mall in the meantime.
This article appears in The Summer Guide.