HIGH POINT, N.C. — For more than four months, bars and taverns have been shut down unless they also sell food or found another loophole.
"It feels like a year," Pam Hubay, owner of Plank Street Tavern in High Point said.
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To be exact, bars have been closed for 126 days as of Thursday.
"I did not know the number of days, I just know it has been four months and forever," Hubay reiterated.
Research from theNorth Carolina Bar and Tavern Associationindicates the executive order only effectively shut down 15% of businesses that sell alcohol across the state.
That's because places like breweries, wineries, and restaurants are open and serving under Phase 2.
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"There's really no difference between a restaurant that has a bar or a winery or a brewery," Hubay said. "People still gather, people still have their beverages, why bars are singled out makes absolutely no sense."