JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Some bars in Jacksonville Beach are closing their doors after a statewide order prohibiting the sale of alcohol for in-person consumption at bars was announced Friday.
Surfer The Bar and Hoptinger in Jacksonville Beach announced closures through the weekend. A sign on the front door of Surfer The Bar said the bar would be closed until next week.
The Shim Sham Room on 1st Street also closed its doors.
The Ritz Bar’s Facebook page announced an indefinite closure “due to new DBPR regulations.”
Hoptinger in Jax Beach announced on Facebook it’s closing through at least Sunday. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/o835BMiYFw
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) June 26, 2020
At the Ritz, the front gate is closed and no one is inside. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/js6WOBrqM5
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) June 27, 2020
However, not all area bars have shut their doors yet.
Habibi in Jax Beach appears open and there’s a hookah on a table. pic.twitter.com/XG3P3wHGJH
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) June 27, 2020
We will update this story if more bars announce closures.
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