Columbus aims for September opening of Arena District outdoor beverage area after council gives OK
July 27, 2021
Article originally published in The Columbus Dispatch by Joe Dandron
The Arena District will be home to Columbus’ first Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) after the City Council on Monday unanimously approved legislation setting boundaries and times for open consumption of adult beverages there.
Patrons 21 and older who purchase an alcoholic beverage from a DORA-designated liquor permit holder can leave the permit premises with that beverage in a designated DORA cup and continue consuming it within that area during designated times.
The DORA largely runs along West Nationwide Boulevard from North Front Street west past Nationwide Arena and Huntington Park to Lower.com Field, the new home of the Columbus Crew.
