SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Some bars and nightclubs in suburban Phoenix have temporarily closed and one was charged after receiving a notice ordering them to … Instead, the group found itself drawn to Bevvy, one of two dozen bars located in downtown Scottsdale.Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane reacted angrily on Twitter, saying the fact that people were flocking to bars was “disturbing” and showed a “real lack of common sense and civic responsibility.”Nowhere is that more evident than in the state’s thriving bar and nightclub scene.Must-read stories from the L.A. TimesSoon, images of bars teeming with partygoers began circulating on social media, and visitors from other states with stricter social distancing guidelines, including California, began flocking in.“We like to treat our citizens as adults and solicit their cooperation,” he said.Americans are avoiding hospitals and clinics, even when they shouldn’t be. On Friday night, like nearly every other weekend for the past month, the bars and nightclubs in downtown Scottsdale were packed. Many started offering food, such as chips, which they said qualified them as restaurants.Kate Linthicum is a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times based in Mexico City.Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning.You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.Arizona has also seen a spike in hospitalizations, with 1,400 people hospitalized on Friday, up from 755 a month earlier.
“It’s squandering the sacrifices people made.”That trend has reversed itself in recent weeks.Coronavirus anxiety is running high on Navajo Nation — a sprawling reservation of 175,000 residents, scarce supplies and resources, and only four inpatient hospitals. “It is the one thing I swore I would never do.”On Friday night, like nearly every other weekend for the past month, the bars and nightclubs in downtown Scottsdale were packed.Nightclubs are especially incompatible with social distancing. Jan Brewer. Instead they were busy handling calls for issues such as fights, intoxication and assaults, Hoster said.As the state starts to reopen, the legality of bars reopening continues to be a gray area.Throughout the following week, Bottled Blonde, Casa Amigos, Skylanes and Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails also reopened for business with looser safety guidelines. On Friday night, like nearly every other weekend for the past month, the bars and nightclubs in downtown Scottsdale were packed. For months, 28-year-old Lexie Palermo had been religious about social distancing. Lane, a Republican, said the onus is also on patrons.As she danced and drank icy Moscow mules, Palermo felt the sting of guilt. More Scottsdale bars and nightclubs are temporarily shut down after they received notices from the governor's office that they weren't complying …