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Many bar owners are grumbling about Kanawha County's smoking ban, but at least one embraces the idea.
Jump to full article: Charleston (WV) Gazette, 2009-04-23
Author: Rusty Marks Staff writer
Intro: Many bar owners are grumbling about Kanawha County's smoking ban, but at least one embraces the idea.
"I have not noticed any losses [in business]," said Bill Smeedy, who has owned and operated The Cold Spot in North Charleston for 35 years.
"I've noticed an increase in people who don't smoke starting to frequent the place," he said
On Thursday, Smeedy helped members of the Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement celebrate the county's Clean Indoor Air Act by giving away West Virginia Power baseball tickets and putting up stickers for the coalition's Eat, Drink and Breathe Easy campaign.
Coalition director Judy Crabtree said the campaign is designed to encourage nonsmokers to go out to local bars and other establishments.
"Our focus is to build patronage," she said. "Now that we have smoke-free [bars], we need to get the information to our nonsmokers."
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