Coronavirus killed the party: Alabama halts reopening of night clubs and bar games

When Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Wilson announced a loosening of the state health order allowing bars and taverns to reopen under safe social distancing guidelines, the phone calls erupted at Veet’s Bar. “Everyone’s jaws dropped,” said Gina Jo Previto, a manager at the family-owned downtown nightclub that, since 1998, routinely hosts musicians and late-night …