Hoping to take a smoke break on the terrace at Time Warner Cable Arena? Better do it soon … the downtown venue will be completely smoke-free as of March 18. After that, the current outdoor smoking areas will be eliminated and smoking will not be allowed anywhere in the building, grounds or sidewalks.
Smoke-free means no cigarettes, cigars or pipes or electronic cigarettes can be used in the arena. People will also not be allowed to leave an event and re-enter.
Time Warner Cable Arena, a city-owned building, falls under the new smoke-free government grounds regulation, an ordinance that was adopted in October by the Mecklenburg County Commissioners. Looks like you’ll have to burn your butts somewhere else.
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2015.
