Hospitality_Recreation

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As of Monday, more than 650 people have signed a petition in support of turning four Montgomery County-owned parking lots into mixed-use recreational parks. Lot 25 in downtown Bethesda is one of four parking lots. (Photographs by Julia Brouillette/The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2017 file photo, Market Street Grill server Colton Prestwich works behind the Zion Curtain, in Salt Lake City. A Utah lawmaker is unveiling a proposal overhauling liquor laws and allowing restaurants to get rid of barriers known as "Zion Curtains" but in exchange require a type of buffer zone around bars or areas where drinks are prepared. The buffer zones would have to be 10 feet from the rest of the dining room or a waiting area and walled off and be off limits to anyone under 21 years old. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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In this 2009 photo, Shawn Boyle, general manager of Faustina restaurant in Salt Lake City, demonstrates how easily the "Zion Curtain" barrier can be removed from the restaurant's bar area. In heavily Mormon Utah, a lawmaker introduced a proposal Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, that allows restaurants to get rid of barriers that block people from seeing alcoholic drinks being made, a shield that supporters curbs underage drinking by hiding the glamour of bartending. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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In this photo taken in 2011, a frosted glass curtain hides a portion of the bar at Brio Tuscan Grille at Fashion Place Mall in Murray City, Utah. In heavily Mormon Utah, a lawmaker introduced a proposal Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, that allows restaurants to get rid of barriers known as "Zion Curtains" that block people from seeing alcoholic drinks being made. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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This undated illustration provided by Bright Green Group of Companies, Inc. depicting Bright Green's planned construction on the Acoma Indian Reservation. On a patch of tribal land in western New Mexico, a Delaware-based company plans to build a $160 million state-of-the-art greenhouse for researching and growing medicinal plants, including marijuana. (Bright Green Group of Companies, Inc. via AP)

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, Market Street Grill server Colton Prestwich works behind the Zion Curtain, in Salt Lake City. A Utah lawmaker is unveiling a proposal overhauling liquor laws and allowing restaurants to get rid of barriers known as "Zion Curtains" but in exchange require a type of buffer zone around bars or areas where drinks are prepared. The buffer zones would have to be 10 feet from the rest of the dining room or a waiting area and walled off and be off limit to anyone under 21 years old. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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This undated illustration provided by Bright Green Group of Companies, Inc. depicts Bright Green's planned construction on the Acoma Indian Reservation. On a patch of tribal land in western New Mexico, a Delaware-based company plans to build a $160 million state-of-the-art greenhouse for researching and growing medicinal plants, including marijuana. (Bright Green Group of Companies, Inc. via AP)

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This Feb. 19, 2017 photo shows a burnt almond torte cake from Prantl's, a bakery in Pittsburgh. The cake has been dubbed the 'best cake in America.' It's one of a number of classic eats in Pittsburgh enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

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This Feb. 17, 2017 photo shows the Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh with the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning rising behind it. The Conflict Kitchen offers a changing menu inspired by the cuisine of nations with which the U.S. has been in conflict such as Iran and Cuba. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

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FILE - In this April 26, 2015, file photo, daffodils grow on Mount Washington overlooking the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh, at the confluence of the Monongahela River, right, Allegheny River, left, to form the Ohio River. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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In a Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 photo, firefighters assist in clearing trees that were blown down along the 100 block of Mountain Spring Road in Clay Township, Lancaster, Pa., during a storm. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)

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This Feb. 16, 2017 photo shows new construction, a frequent sight in Kiryas Joel, N.Y. The insular Hasidic Jewish village wants to expand, raising tensions with neighbors who fear the growth could overrun their slice of suburbia. They fear an expansion of the village’s urban-style development could disrupt the hilly area 50 miles northwest of New York City. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)