Fort Lauderdale Suggests Return to 2 a.m. Last Call Times
The city manager of Dania Beach, Florida, Robert Baldwin has more than 30 years of experience as a leader in local government within Broward County. Prior to his role in Dania Beach, Robert Baldwin served as assistant city manager for Fort Lauderdale during the 1980s, when the city’s drinking hours ended at 2 a.m. in spite of a local push by bar owners to accommodate tourism.
Today, Fort Lauderdale continues to rank among Florida’s major cities for partying, much like it has since it was first established as a Spring Break destination in the 1930s. Though city officials like former mayor Robert Dressler refused to extend bar hours in the city past 2 a.m. in previous decades, Fort Lauderdale currently allows businesses operating on special permits to serve until 3 o’clock in the morning. Additionally, businesses located in entertainment districts can obtain permits to sell until 4 a.m.
In an article published in October 2015, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that the city staff of Fort Lauderdale would like to re-impose the 2 a.m. drinking curfew on all bars and restaurants within city limits. The suggestion has received significant backlash from local bar owners, though supporters of the return to the 2 a.m. rule believe that the later curfew is causing higher crime rates near establishments that have extended their serving hours.
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