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Deborah Ferguson sat down with Dallas Morning News Food Writer Sarah Blaskovich for today’s Foodie 411 where they talk about restaurants, new cool hot spots and drink trends in North Texas.

Alcohol-free bars are opening around the world amid a growing number of people exploring sobriety. Abstinence challenges like Dry January and a growing interest in health and wellness are behind the trend.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations climb in North Texas, another possible round of bar closures and reopening rollbacks loom.

There is new uncertainty among North Texas bar owners. If COVID-19 cases keep rising, what would new restrictions mean for business? NBC 5’s Lili Zheng reports.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a reopening plan for bars across the state.

Nearly 700 Texas bars have reopened as restaurants in recent weeks under a new ruling from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Closures due to the coronavirus pandemic have hit some businesses especially hard. NBC 5’s Ben Russell looks at how Billy Bob’s Texas has gotten creative to stay afloat and struggles for bars and nightclubs.

A guy walks into a bar, which still isn’t allowed in Texas. But Jeff Brightwell owns this bar. Two months into an indefinite shutdown, he’s just checking on the place — the tables six feet apart, the “Covid 19 House Rules” sign instructing drinkers not to mingle.

North Texas bar owners and employees say they are more worried than ever after Gov. Greg Abbott explained what it would take to allow free-standing bars to re-open after being shutdown twice amid the pandemic.

North Texas bar owners and employees say they are more worried than ever after Gov. Greg Abbott explained what it would take to allow free-standing bars to re-open after being shutdown twice amid the pandemic. NBC 5’s Maria Fuerrero spoke with those affected, who say they feel they’re being used as a scapegoat.

A Houston bar owner who believed he could no longer provide a safe environment for his staff, customers and himself felt he had no choice but to shut down his business

Across North Texas, hundreds of bars opened their doors Friday for the first time in months.

While many local businesses slowly reopen, San Diego, California bars remain shut down because of the public health order. That means thousands of local bartenders who relied on tips, are now struggling to figure out whether or not they need to carve out a new career path.

It has been more than 50 days since Texas bars and nightclubs have been closed due to restrictions designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 infections.