PENSACOLA BOTTLE CLUB ORDINANCE

The city of Pensacola may restrict the times that bottle clubs in the city can operate by having them keep the same hours that bars can be open. Bedlam – at 15 East Intendencia Street – is Pensacola’s only bottle club and is open until 5 a.m. Patrons bring in their own bottles of alcohol and the club makes money off of a cover charge and by selling cups, ice and soft drinks. Police say it was the site of more than 960 police calls over a two-year period. Pensacola Councilwoman Ann Hill is proposing to limit the hours that a bottle club may be open to 3 a.m., the same as other bars in the city. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said he supports the measure.