City of
Ashtabula
Historic Harbor DORA
A Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) is a special zone in the Historic Harbor District in the City of Ashtabula where you can buy alcoholic drinks from participating bars and restaurants and enjoy them outside within the DORA. It is a great way to support local businesses while strolling our Historic Ashtabula Harbor.
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How does it work?
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Grab your drink!
Visit a participating restaurant or bar and order a beer, wine, or a cocktail in a special DORA cup. Look for the blue "Beverages sold here" sticker. You can enjoy the DORA every day between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.​​
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Head to the street!
​​Take your DORA cup and leave the establishment to walk around our harbor district. You cannot drink your DORA beverage inside the establishment you purchased it from. You must stay within the DORA District, which is marked with signage. A map of the district is located on this page as well.
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Enjoy the Harbor!
Feel free to sip your drink while walking along the district, sitting at the transient dock enjoying the sights of the river and passing boats or while shopping with our merchants. Look for the green "Bring it In" signs for establishments allowing DORA drinks inside.​
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Help keep the District clean!
Once your drink is finished, throw away your DORA cup. If you visit another liquor establishment or a store with a red "Beverages not Permitted" sticker, you will need to dispose of your cup before entering. Trash receptacles are located along the district.​
Dos' and Don'ts in the DORA...
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DORA drinks must go outside
​​DORA drinks cannot be consumed inside the bar or restaurant where they were purchased. Once a DORA drink is purchased, you must immediately take the drink outside. Yes, a person may wait for others in their party to purchase their own DORA drinks and leave together. Establishments cannot use DORA cups to serve drinks to patrons for consumption inside their business.
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Drinks can be transferred to a DORA cup
If a patron is partially done with their drink but would like to go outside, the remainder of the drink can be transferred by an employee to a DORA cup. Patrons cannot transfer their drinks on their own.​
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One DORA drink per person
Patrons can only purchase one DORA drink for personal consumption and shall not be permitted to purchase multiple DORA drinks for themselves. If you are buying the round to go, all those you are buying for must be present and take their own drinks outside the establishment.​
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DORA sales and re-entry
DORA drinks may only be sold within the liquor establishments license boundaries. They cannot be sold at the door or outside and patrons must go inside the business to purchase their DORA drink. If a liquor establishments boundaries includes an outdoor area, a DORA drink can be purchased. ​
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DORA cups cannot be taken into another liquor licensed establishment, including the one where the drink was originally purchased. DORA drinks may be taken into non-liquor licensed establishments if the owner of the business allows it.​​
Historic Harbor Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area