Nashville’s Chapstick is poised to become the first in the South to join a growing trend of sports bars dedicated to women’s leagues.
Nashville announces first permanent rainbow crosswalk
The new addition will cover the East Nashville intersection home to the Lipstick Lounge, the city’s only lesbian bar.
Ground breaks on Chapstick, the Lipstick Lounge’s new women’s sports bar
The Lipstick Lounge is expanding with the addition of Chapstick — a new bar that will serve as a place to follow women’s sports.
Nashville’s smoke friendly bars and clubs might soon become smoke free
Bars and music venues can choose to allow smoking or vaping indoors. But a state law signed Wednesday puts that decision in the hands of county governments.
‘This is church for some people’: After nearly two decades in business, Lipstick Lounge is a fixture of queer community
Over the past 19 years in business, Lipstick Lounge has become a Nashville institution. Last year, the bar was voted best karaoke spot and best LGBTQ bar in the city by Nashville Scene readers. And as one of just 21 remaining lesbian bars in the country, it draws visitors from far and wide.
Nashville Expands Capacity For Restaurants And Bars, Despite COVID Resurgence
Nashville has lifted its blanket capacity restrictions on restaurants and bars. No longer are they limited to 50% seating. Rather, they’re capped at 100 people per floor, no matter their square footage so long as social distancing can be achieved.
Nashville To Allow 500-Person Events, Mayor Defends Slow Reopening Amid State Pressure
Starting Oct. 1, Nashville will raise the limits on events to a cap of 500 people, so long as that’s less than 30% capacity of the venue. This will allow the Grand Ole Opry, for instance, to host a socially-distanced crowd of 500 for upcoming shows.
Nashville Bars And Construction Sites Have Different Agencies Policing Their COVID Precautions
More of Nashville’s coronavirus cases have been traced back to construction sites than to bars, according to new data on case clusters released by the city this week. Yet bars have received far more scrutiny from the Metro Public Health Department, which does not regularly conduct its own inspections of construction sites.
Nashville Again Eases Restrictions On Bars, But Says It’s Still Worried About Spread On Lower Broadway
The further loosening is in response to continue improvement of coronavirus metrics. But it also comes as the city is being accused of overblowing the risk of restaurants and bars.
Nashville Loosens Restrictions On Bars And Restaurants
On Monday, Nashville will allow bars to start serving customers again with a cap of 25 customers at a time, though bar counters will still be closed. The loosening of current restrictions comes as the city has seen a decrease and stabilization of new coronavirus cases.
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