MN smoking ban: “All the world’s a stage”

This is just too funny: All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging customers to come in costume, and pronouncing them … Continue reading MN smoking ban: “All the world’s a stage”

OTR 03/09: Smoking ban, spelling bee champ

This Sunday's On the Record will feature a discussion about the smoking ban, which Norfolk is set to implement March 31. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Norfolk's newest council member and ardent supporter of the ban, Dr. Theresa Whibley, along with Virginia Beach councilwoman Rosemary Wilson, who convinced that council to endorse a similar … Continue reading OTR 03/09: Smoking ban, spelling bee champ