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Social Districts in Old Town, REO Town, and Downtown

Encourage Public to Sip, Shop and Stroll

ollowing a tumultuous year for many Lansing
area businesses, Lansing residents can now
eat, drink, and enjoy their communities in
F approved social district zones throughout Old
Town, REO Town, and downtown. This means
people in these three areas can now buy alcohol
from participating businesses and consume their
drinks in the open in properly marked social
district cups. Social districts went live with a soft
launch in conjunction with the downtown Lansing
Block:AID event, held Thursday, June 10, following
several businesses receiving their approvals for social
district permits from the Michigan Liquor Control
Commission (MLCC).

“Social districts are another tool to help create
exciting, walkable corridors in Lansing. I encourage
residents and visitors to head to our new social
districts to support our local businesses and enjoy all that Lansing has to • Michigrain Distillery
offer,” said Lansing Mayor Andy Schor. • Midtown Brewing Company
• Omar’s
To enjoy adult beverages in the social districts, residents must ask participating • Radisson
restaurants for a social district beverage that will be served in a marked cup to • Sleepwalker Spirits & Ale
enjoy in the boundary areas. Licensed eligible businesses will continue to be • The Tin Can
approved on a rolling basis by the MLCC as their applications come in. As of • UrbanBeat
the end of June, approved businesses included:
“All of our downtown businesses need support as they continue to meet the
• Esquire Bar needs of their customers during this pandemic. Having social districts open
• Duke’s Saloon at the start of the summer is exciting as it gives all those 21+ another way to
• The Grid Arcade & Bar lift up local businesses while enjoying the capital city.” said Cathleen Edgerly,
• Grand Cafe executive director of Downtown Lansing Inc.
• MP Social
• Lansing Brewing Company Each Lansing social district is open Sunday – Thursday from 9 a.m. to
• MEAT 10 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to midnight. n

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