Full Bar Coming to Ohio's Statehouse

But, sorry, no guns allowed
By Sarah Whitmire,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 1, 2011 1:18 PM CDT
Ohio Capitol Building Adding Bar
Not just for making laws, Ohio's Statehouse will also make drinks.   (Shutterstock)

Lawmaking at the Ohio Capitol might be about to get a whole lot more exciting—it's getting a full-service bar. Starting July 11, the Capitol Café on the lower level of the Statehouse will serve beer, wine, and liquor, reports the Columbus Dispatch. Keep your weapons home, though: Even though Gov. John Kasich signed legislation this week making it legal for non-drinkers to bring concealed guns into bars, they remain off-limits in the Statehouse. Click to read about another Columbus building raising eyebrows. (More Columbus, Ohio stories.)

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