Several businesses closed early Friday evening to comply with the new stay-at-home order, 10 p.m. curfew. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 9:23 PM EST December 11, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina's modified stay-at-home order took effect Friday at 5 p.m. Businesses like restaurants and bars are required to stop selling alcohol at 9 p.m. and shut down operations by 10 p.m. under Executive Order 181, a new curfew runs from 10 p.m. at night to 5 a.m. the next day. Non-essential businesses like movie theaters, bars, entertainment venues, most retail stores, gyms, and personal care businesses must close by 10 p.m. Gov. Roy Cooper hopes tighter restrictions will limit gatherings and slow the spread of COVID-19. Local businesses are bracing for the further impact of the order on their bottom lines. For workers and their families, the restrictions also mean tightening the already slim belt some more.