To read the Ohio Revised Code in regards to a DORA, visit http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4301.82 

What is the Grove City Town Center Designated Outdoor Area (DORA) and how does it work?

Patrons age 21 and older may purchase an alcoholic beverage from an approved, liquor-permitted establishment; then sip, stroll, shop and explore within the DORA boundaries of Grove City’s historic Town Center.

Before a patron plans to leave the liquor-permitted establishment with alcohol, he/she must request a DORA-designated cup.

Only beverages in DORA cups are permitted and protected from Grove City’s open-container laws. No cans, bottles or alcoholic beverages purchased from non-DORA establishments, are permitted within the DORA.

What are the DORA hours?

2 p.m. to midnight, Monday – Saturday

Excludes Friday, July 26; Thursday, Oct. 31; and Saturday, Dec. 7

What are the rules?

1. Purchase an alcoholic drink at a DORA-designated establishment and have the beverage poured into a specially marked cup.
2. Drink and stroll along the sidewalks and in shops within the DORA boundaries.
3. Alcoholic beverages CANNOT be brought from one liquor-permitted bar/restaurant to another establishment that serves alcohol.

You Can:

• Purchase an alcoholic beverage at an authorized location and enjoy it while strolling within the DORA boundaries. The drink must be in an official DORA cup.
• Sip and Shop! You are welcome to take a DORA drink into an establishment that does not have a liquor license. A business owner/operator who does not permit DORA drinks, will display such signage.
• Dispose of your DORA cup properly when you finish. Help keep Grove City beautiful!
• Have fun while respecting that not all individuals within the DORA boundaries are drinking.
• Maintain a family-friendly atmosphere at all times.

You CANNOT:

• Bring your own alcoholic beverages into Town Center.
• Walk around with an alcoholic drink not in a designated DORA cup (no cans, glass or drinks purchased elsewhere are permitted).
• Take a beverage purchased from one liquor-permitted DORA establishment, into another liquor-permitted establishment. You must dispose of your previously purchased DORA cup/beverage before entering another liquor-permitted establishment.

Where can DORA beverages be purchased?

Current DORA-authorized establishments include:

• Grandstand Pizza
• Grove City Brewing Co.
• Hop Yard 62
• Local Cantina
• Parker’s Tavern
• Plank’s on Broadway
• Plum Run Winery
• Zassy’s Tap Room

Boundaries

The map designates the boundaries of the DORA (perimeter signs in place) and the liquor-permitted DORA establishments.