Two places may benefit from the 5 am closings

Only two places in town right now will be able to close at 5 am if the law is reversed: Mr. Moe's and Temple Lounge. That's it.

There are four licenses out for this and two of the places are closed. There is one more that is in they City's hands and people will have to jump through hoops to get this.

So in essence if Mr. Moe's and Temple Lounge are allowed the 5 am closings, this will tell people that the Grove is open for business and will not affect other places.

There were five strategically placed licenses (Biscayne Baby's, which is the closed Anokha spot on Virginia Street now), the Mayfair had one, CocoWalk had one, Commodore Plaza (Mr. Moe's) had one and Temple Lounge had one. CocoWalk does not seem to want another 5 am club, so that is out of the picture for now.

So all the fuss is about two hours and two locations. And all the fuss is about perception. Opening these two places will be a simple step, will not affect anyone really, and will make all the difference.