CINCINNATI — Cincinnati City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed an ordinance that will shorten the hours hookah bars are allowed to operate within city limits.

The ordinance mandates that hookah bars can only operate between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

This comes weeks after the City of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Board of Health filed a lawsuit against a Clifton hookah bar we've covered repeatedly due to complaints of illegal sales, late-night parties and possible violence.

In their lawsuit, the city and board of health say Bohemian Hookah Cafe repeatedly sold tobacco to someone under the age of 21 and repeatedly violated the Ohio Smoke Free Workplace Act by allowing smoking in

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