HOLLAND, Mich — A Michigan restaurant owner who flouted COVID-19 restrictions and spent four nights in jail reopened her restaurant on Tuesday.
Marlena Pavlos-Hackney operates Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland.
During the pandemic, she continued to serve food to indoor diners and broke other rules aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Pavlos-Hackney was arrested for her refusal to follow guidelines in March. After her arrest, the restaurant closed.
She quickly became the face of defiance over enforcement of virus-related restrictions. She says her food license has now been restored.
Sen. Tom Barrett called her “Michigan’s first political prisoner of the pandemic.”
The restaurant on Lincoln Avenue is open Tuesday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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