Judge says Virginia Beach cannot enforce final night of all-ages curfew

The temporary all-ages 9:30 p.m. curfew for part of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront will not be enforced Friday, which would have been its final night after being in effect this past weekend.

Circuit Court Chief Judge Tanya Felton granted a temporary restraining order Thursday to plaintiffs who said the curfew hurts their rights and businesses within the zone.

“The city will not be enforcing an all-ages curfew tomorrow,” Deputy City Attorney Chris Boynton said after the hearing. “The court ruled, among other things, that the curfew ordinance adopted by the city was not supported by sufficient evidence of an imminent threat on the nights of the curfew.”…

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