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After health department threat, owner says no more smoking
Jump to full article: Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, 2009-10-07
Author: Ashley B. Craig Daily Mail staff
Intro: Kerry "Paco" Ellison, owner of the Blackhawk Saloon, said he is giving up his fight against the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's smoking ban.
As of Tuesday night after 4 p.m., the bar that has openly defied the ban for more than a year was smoke-free, Ellison said. Only one section of an outdoor patio, located more than 15 feet from the entrance, was reserved for smokers, he said.
Ellison said his decision to end his battle with the county's health board came after a visit Tuesday, just as his bar was opening, from an official with the state Alcohol Beverage Control Administration.
Ellison, who was not present when the official arrived, said his employees were told that the bar would lose its liquor license if one more person was caught inside smoking.
"The eagle has landed and the Blackhawk is smoke-free," Ellison said Tuesday night.
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