Email This Story
Print This StoryRelated To Story
Madison's Smoking Ban Video  WATCH: Madison's Smoking Ban Snuffing Out Bar Business?WATCH: Madison Smoking Ban CasualtyWATCH: Smoking Ban Health BenefitsWATCH: Smoking Ban CitationWATCH: Cigar Ban ExemptionWATCH: New Web Site Continues Madison Smoking Ban DebatePrevious Stories  READ: Article ArchiveRESOURCES  Madison City Council MembersMadison MayorRead Full OrdinanceSmoke Free WisconsinAmerican Cancer SocietyNeed Help Quitting? Call Wisconsin's Quit Line: (877) 270-STOP. |
SURVEY: 
TALKBACK: Owner Blames Smoking Ban For East Side Bar Closing
Hammer Time To Close April 8
UPDATED: 3:33 pm CST March 29,
2006
MADISON, Wis. -- The owners of an East Side bar said Madison's smoking ban has left them no choice but to close.Hammer Time will close its doors next Saturday, April 8, after more than 70 years as a corner bar.One year ago, the bar was pulling in about $1,000 a day. Now, owners said they're lucky to bring in $200 a day.There was some speculation that Hammer Time may have been in financial trouble before the smoking ban, but owners said that is not the case.
Previous Stories:
- March 22, 2006: Smoking Returns To Madison's Cigar Bars
- March 22, 2006: Smoking Ban Story Archive
- February 27, 2006: Study: Respiratory Symptoms Decrease At City's Smoking Ban
- February 24, 2006: Bar Owner Upset With Smoking Ban Enforcers
- February 23, 2006: Alderman Proposes Cigar Bar Exemption To City's Smoking Ban
- January 9, 2006: Bar Owner Trying To Concede Land To Town Of Burke
- December 16, 2005: Madison Restaurants Prepare To Join Smoking Ban
- December 12, 2005: Tavern Owners: City's Smoking Ban Has Hampered Business
Copyright 2006 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
