Tulsa bars and businesses brace for losses after mayor orders changes and shutdowns

Tulsa bars and businesses brace for losses after mayor orders changes and shutdowns

"I have issued an executiveorder this morning..

Toclose all bars in Tulsaimmediately, as of 11:59p.m.THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSOREQUIRES MOVIE THEATRES..GYMS..FOOD COURTS... ANDRESTAURANTS..

THAT DO NOTHAVE A DRIVE-THRU ORTAKE-OUT OPTION... TO CLOSETEMPORARILY.WE'RE LESS THAN TWO HOURSAWAY NOW.

UNTIL THAT NEWTULSA EXECUTIVE ORDER IS INFULL EFFECT.

BARS WILL SHUTDOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.RESTAURANTS WILL TRANSFORMINTO TO-GO AND DELIVERY ONLYSPOTS.

AS 2 WORKS FOR YOU'SSIERRA PIZARRO SHOWS US .THE CHANGE IS ONE MANYBUSINESS OWNERS AREN'T READYTO HANDLE.WHILE TULSA BARS SIT CLOSEDAND LOCKED.

RESTAURANTSBRACE FOR A CHANGE IN HOWTHEY SERVE.

MAYOR G.T.BYNUM ANNOUNCED TUESDAY.

ALLBARS MUST CLOSE IMMEDIATELY.AND FOOD PLACES CAN ONLYFILL TO-GO OR DELIVERYORDERS.

CUSTOMERS ARE NOLONGER ALLOWED TO SIT INSIDEAND EAT.

STARTING WEDNESDAY.07:26:15;51 - 07:26:19;12DONNA STEELMAN, KILKENNY'SCUSTOMER "I don't like it,but we gotta do what wegotta do to be safe."00:55:13;09 - 00:55:19;06ROB ALOISIO, CO-OWNER,MONOD'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT"Do we understand it?

Yes.The main thing is we need tokeep our community safe."07:17:52;49 - 07:17:55;07Trevor tack, executive chef,kilkenny's "We'll beservicing as best we can."WITH THE NEW CHANGES.

THEREARE MORE QUESTIONS THANANSWERS.

00:58:08;50 -00:58:10;42 ALOISIO: "Wedon't know how long this isgoing to last." THEY ALSODON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'LLHAVE TO CUT EMPLOYEES.07:18:43;43 - 07:18:54;34TACK: "We got a lot offamilies that depend on us.We're going to do our verybest as a group to keepabove water." ROB ALOISIO ISCONSIDERING SWITCHING HISWAIT STAFF TO FOODDELIVERERS.

00:55:55;41 -00:56:05;38 Aloisio: "We'rehoping people will do theircall-in orders and stillorder with us and keep thecommunity and economyrolling because it's goingto be a major, major hit."07:20:44;40 - 07:20:55;28TACK: "This isn't a bustedpipe, this isn't a newliquor law.

This is adisease that's threateningan entire world, andhospitality is taking it onthe chin." THEY'RE TAKINGTHE HIT SO HOSPITALS MAYBEWON'T LATER ON.

ELIZABETHBLAIR, KILKENNY'S CUSTOMER07:26:46;50 - 07:27:06;15"If it gets out of hand, thehospitals just don't havethe means to take care of anoutbreak.

We don't have thespace, we don't have theequipment, we don't have theemployees to take care of anoutbreak.

We just need it toslow down and stop as fastas possible." FOODESTABLISHMENTS WITH NO WAYOF DELIVERING.

OFFERINGDRIVE-THRU.

OR PICK- UPSERVICE.

CAN RESERVEPARKING SPACES IN FRONT OFTHEIR BUSINESSES FORCUSTOMER PICKUP ONLY.

THECITY IS WAIVING THE FEE TODO THAT.

THE FORM TO FILLOUT IS ON THEIR WEBSITE.I'M SIERRA PIZARRO.

2WORKS FOR YOU.