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Albert Lea bar plans COVID relief-funded party for Friday night, faces $9K fine The Interchange is throwing a "Nail it to the Walz' Reopen MN Party" on Friday night. Author: The Interchange Wine and Coffee Bistro in Albert Lea is facing a $9,000 fine for a party it plans to host in violation of Gov. Tim Walz's executive orders.  At the "'Nail it to the Walz' Reopen MN Party", the restaurant says there will be live music, as well as free food and drinks paid for using the COVID-19 relief check it recently got from the state, which is designed to help businesses survive the state-ordered COVID...

The Interchange will have to pay $3,000 every day it is open.

Court finds The Interchange in contempt of court, imposes $3K/day fine A Freeborn County District Court has found an Albert Lea restaurant in contempt of court and has imposed a $3,000 per day fine. (Source: Raycom Media) By Jake Rinehart | January 8, 2021 at 6:44 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 6:47 PM ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) — A Freeborn County District Court has found an Albert Lea restaurant in contempt of court and has imposed a $3,000 per day fine. The Interchange Wine and Coffee Bistro was found in contempt of court for willfully violating the court’s temporary restraining orde...

2nd Minnesota restaurant found in contempt of court for violating Walz order The Interchange in Albert Lea was found in contempt of court by Freeborn County District Court. Author: Credit: Google Street View A second Minnesota restaurant owner has been found in contempt of court for remaining open for dine-in service in the face of Gov. Tim Walz's executive order that has banned such service at bars and restaurants since Nov. 17.  While the order will expire this weekend and be replaced Monday with an order from Walz that allows indoor dining at 50% capacity, The Interchange Wine and Coffee ...

Copy shortlink: Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville welcomed diners over the New Year's holiday, defying the governor's most recent executive order meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 and an injunction requiring the establishment to shut down until Jan. 10. The scenes at the restaurant, which has been packed at times with maskless diners and people drinking at the bar, bother Tyler Norkunas, who lives nearby and wonders why local law officers haven't stopped the gatherings amid the pandemic. "I think [police] need to step in and take the reins," said Norkunas, 29. "It should ...