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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Challenge to Florida stripper age law dropped, similar Jacksonville law upheld in April
Two local businesses have dropped a challenge to a Florida law that requires strippers to be 21 or older. The federal lawsuit was filed by the Sinsations club and the Exotic Fantasies store, which are both in Jacksonville. A business and a dancer in Alachua County were also plaintiffs. Action News Jax told you in April that a federal judge upheld a City of Jacksonville ordinance that also set a minimum age of 21 for exotic dance performers. The state law is based on the Jacksonville ordinance. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Applebee's restaurant, Subway sandwich shop permanently close in Gainesville
Two national chain restaurant locations in Gainesville have joined the growing list of area eateries to recently close. The Applebee's Grill + Bar at 7441 W. Newberry Road and the Subway at 1805 SW 13th St. have both permanently closed, according to notes posted on the restaurants' front doors. "Thank you for your many years of business! This location is now closed," the note at Applebee's reads while inviting diners to visit the other Gainesville location at 1005 NW 13th St. The Applebee's signs on the outside of the standalone restaurant have already been removed. Related news: Restaurants that closed in Gainesville and Alachua County in 2024 The casual dining chain — which opened on Newberry Road in 2015 — is known for its variety of classic American fare such as burgers and fries, boneless wings and pasta, as well as its popular happy hour and late-night drink specials. The note on the door at the Subway on Southwest 13th Street says "Not a goodbye — just a see ya at a nearby shop." The Gainesville area still has more than 15 other Subway locations. The closest to the now-closed store that is not on the UF campus is located at 1005 W. University Ave. USA Today reported on May 13 that the chain closed 631 restaurants in 2024. Other recent restaurant closings in Gainesville include the TGI Friday's and Bahama Breeze locations in the Butler North shopping plaza. This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Applebee's and Subway restaurants close in Gainesville Florida
