Restaurants and bars in Michigan are continuing to defy state orders put in place to slow the spread of novel coronavirus so that businesses can one day reopen again legally and more safely. Five additional businesses in southeast Michigan alone were slapped with liquor license and permit suspensions for defying state epidemic orders banning indoor service, according to a Monday, December 21, release by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC).
Tenacity Brewing Company, a Flint-based brewer with plans as recently as last year to open a location in Detroit, where employees were allegedly observed on the premises without masks on two occasions. Investigators also stated in their report that they observed customers purchasing drinks and seating themselves inside the brewery.