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Petition to Save Winter Park Restaurants Nears 1,000 Signatures

Briarpatch Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor located on Park Avenue in Winter Park, Fla. Photo by: Abigail Waters

A petition to save Winter Park restaurants was launched on change.org last weekend by local resident Eric Mason. The stated goal of the petition is to “pedestrianize Park Avenue every weekend evening,” after the stay-at-home order in Orange County is lifted. Should the petition pass, restaurants along Park Avenue would be able to set up tables on the brick pavers and throughout the park, allowing them to serve guests six feet apart in an open area, ideal for maintaining social distancing requirements. The petition can be viewed online.

Restaurants on Park Avenue include: