Loose Lips: ORANGE LIGHT DISTRICT

Publication Date: 2005-03-18

• Author:James Jones
• Publication:Washington City Paper

Ward 5 Councilmember Vincent B. Orange has stumbled on a surefire way to make a bill banning smoking in bars more palatable to business groups: Bring on the strippers.

One of the two smoke-free-workplace bills introduced this week seemed destined for Orange's Committee on Government Operations. Several councilmembers claim Orange--who has taken some steps toward the council's pro-business camp--has said he will hold a hearing on the bill only if it includes some exemptions, including one for strip clubs...