Downtown Mall bar and restaurant owners celebrate "Outdoor Refreshment Area" bill
Downtown Mall bar and restaurant owners celebrate âOutdoor Refreshment Areaâ bill Bottles on display behind a bar on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. (Source: WVIR) By CJ Paschall | February 25, 2021 at 6:29 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 6:29 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Bar and restaurant owners on Charlottesvilleâs Downtown Mall are celebrating the passage of a new bill clearing the way for more open liquor areas. S.B. 1471 would allow localities to create their own âoutdoor refreshment areas,â where people could carry and drink alcohol outside a restau...