In 30 days, Columbus will join the ranks of Mississippi cities with a red cup district.
Or green cup, anyway.
The city council voted 4-2 during its Tuesday regular meeting to establish two districts — one downtown, and one on Northside near the old Queen City Hotel — where it will be legal to take liquor, beer or light wine to-go from participating restaurants and bars.
The downtown area stretches from Fifth Avenue North in the north to Third Avenue South in the south, and Riverside Park in the west and Sixth Street North in the east. It includes establishments such as the Princess Theater, Zachary’s, J. Broussard’s, Munson and Brothers, Harvey’s, Huck’s and Main Street Thai.
It also includes the Rosenzweig Art Center, the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market and the Burns Bottom neighborhood.
The second area includes Seventh Avenue North from 14th Street in the…
