Want to start your daily drinking at the crack of dawn?
Beginning this weekend, you’ll be able to do that in Wichita bars and restaurants.
On Tuesday, the City Council approved an emergency ordinance to allow eating and drinking establishments to start selling alcohol at 6 a.m., rather than the current 9 a.m. The change in the city code brings Wichita into line with House Bill 2470, passed by the state Legislature, expanding the hours that bars and restaurants can serve alcohol. As an emergency ordinance, the change could be enacted as final action without a second vote at the next council meeting.
It takes effect Saturday, City Attorney Jennifer Magana said.
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