In Gainesville, Bars Find Ways Around 'Ladies Night' Rules

By Chad Smith

“One by one, young women sidled up to the bar at the Grog House, a student haunt across from the University of Florida campus on University Avenue, and put down their white plastic cups that indicated to the bartenders they were drinking for free.”

“Three months ago, the city of Gainesville sent letters to the 115 alcohol-serving establishments in the city limits informing owners that so-called ladies night drink specials would, from that point on, be considered a violation of the city's anti-discrimination ordinance.”

“The Minnesota Department of Human Rights reached a similar conclusion last month, declaring that five bars in the Minneapolis area violated the state's discrimination law, The Star Tribune reported. …”

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