Business leaders on board for new DORA in Columbus [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Adults of legal drinking age could soon be able to walk around parts of downtown Columbus and Franklinton with a drink in hand.

On Monday, Columbus City Council approved the implementation of DORA—which stands for designated outdoor refreshment area – for parts of Downtown. The state still needs to approve this idea before it can officially start.

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Isabella Haugh is the kitchen manager at Bostons in the Arena District. Right now, the district’s DORA is only allowed on event nights. Haugh said she’s seen the impact.

“We get so many more groups of people coming in now because, as you see, we kind of are a little limited with our seating,” Haugh said. “So the DORA has been awesome just to see more faces.”

She thinks it’s smart of the city to expand the DORA to Downtown …