ORLANDO, Fla. – Bar owners across Central Florida are getting ready to reopen after the state announced bars are allowed to reopen starting on Monday.Bars originally closed in March with a brief reopening in June.
The state forced them to shut their doors again due to a spike in coroanvirus cases later that month.The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced Thursday bars are allowed to reopen on Monday at 50% capacity.[TRENDING: What La Nina could mean for rest of hurricane season | Bars allowed to open in Florida | Gator ambushes, attacks Florida woman]Staff at The Beacham in downtown Orlando spent Friday preparing for next week’s reopening.John SanFelippo co-owns The Beacham and several other venues in downtown.