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04/15/07
BETHESDA - When Montgomery County became the first jurisdiction in Maryland to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in 2003, county officials predicted that nonsmokers from across the region would come "flocking" to the area, "grateful for the chance to eat smoke-free." Find Us On Facebook
But more than three years after the Montgomery County ban went into effect, Greg Hourigan, the owner of Hard Times Cafe in Bethesda, doesn't quite remember it that way.
"Flocking?" he asked with a laugh. "People did not come in droves to Bethesda after the ban, that's for sure." Now that the ban on smoking in bars and restaurants will be enforced statewide...
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