Elizabeth Pisano

Rule Changes

Represented the bar in the licensing hearing

89 Charles, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar on Beacon Hill, won approval to push its weekend closing time from midnight to 1 a.m. The Boston Licensing Board granted the extension after owner Gennaro Riccio agreed to change how staff handle empty bottles, cutting the back-of-house noise neighbors hear at close.

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