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The sudden end of to-go cocktails and outdoor-dining drinks are salt in the restaurant industry’s wound

The changing rules are the latest shakeout in a power struggle between the Republican-controlled state legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.

PLCB suspended cocktails to-go and restricted temporary outdoor dining permits. Booker's Restaurant & Bar at 5021 Baltimore Ave. lost a seating area that would handle 25-30 customers.
PLCB suspended cocktails to-go and restricted temporary outdoor dining permits. Booker's Restaurant & Bar at 5021 Baltimore Ave. lost a seating area that would handle 25-30 customers.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
    by Jenn Ladd
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