Babbitt Bar Gets First Theater Night Smoking Ticket

Babbitt bar owner Tom Marinaro has proudly framed the $300 petty misdemeanor ticket he got on Friday for allowing patrons to smoke in his bar. Marinaro's attorney Mark Benjamin said Tank's Bar got the first ticket issued in connection with theater night promotion and they plan to challenge it in court. Part of the smoking ban law passed last year allows actors to light up on stage. Tank's has been featuring performances of "Gunsmoke Monologues" every day at 3pm. Attorney Benjamin said he'll argue that the theatrical promotion clause in the smoking ban law is unconstitutionally vague.