Every Fine Wine & Good Spirit store in Cumberland and York counties made the cut for Friday’s latest reopening of the Pa. liquor store system.
In full, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says, 50 locations will start allowing customers inside again starting at 9 a.m. today, and all of them are located in counties that moved to the yellow phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan as of 12:01 a.m. today.
You can see locations and hours for stores in Cumberland and York in the photos below. Previously, only curbside pickup or delivery was allowed amid the coronavirus pandemic. There are now 283 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores open for limited in-person sales.
A screenshot of the locations, hours, and addresses of York County's Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores.
A screenshot of the locations, hours, and addresses of Cumberland County's Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores.
If you’re wondering if a store near you made the cut, click here to see the PLCB’s county-by-county listings. Some stores continue to offer just curbside pickup or are being used to fulfill delivery orders, of course.
Stores that are open have the following mitigation practices in place, per a PLCB news release:
- Stores will limit the number of customers in a store at any time, allowing no more than 25 people (employees and customers) in any location and further restricting numbers of customers in smaller stores.
- The first hour each store is open each day will be reserved for customers at high risk for COVID-19, including those 65 years of age and older. Voluntary compliance from all customers is encouraged in the interest of protecting the health and safety of our most vulnerable community members.
- Customers and employees will be required to wear masks and practice social distancing, guided by signage throughout the stores.
- Signage will also direct customers to follow one-way patterns to avoid cross-traffic and encourage them to refrain from touching products unless they intend to buy them.
- Store employees will perform enhanced and frequent cleaning and disinfecting, and store hours will be modified to ensure appropriate time for cleaning and restocking.
- All sales are final, and no returns will be accepted until further notice.
One other note on this topic: While Dauphin and Lancaster counties, which of course border Cumberland and York, are not in the yellow phase yet, it doesn’t seem like a problem for residents of those counties to visit a liquor store that’s open for in-person sales.
Gov. Wolf has said on numerous occasions that there is no intrastate or out-of-state travel ban in place, and while Health Department Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine made headlines Thursday by saying that the state doesn’t want residents from red counties to visit yellow ones, it’s not illegal to visit them.
In additional liquor news, bars and restaurants can start serving cocktails to go starting today. More information on that here.
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