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Downtown Windsor bars including a strip club hosting U.S. election parties

The Downtown Windsor BIA says nine bar and restaurant locations are hostingelection nights, and some have special events planned.

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Downtown Windsor bars and restaurants are hosting watch parties on U.S. election night. (Chris Ensing/CBC)

There arelots of options for taking in theresults of the U.S. election on this side of the border including at a strip club.

The Downtown Windsor BIA says nine bar and restaurant locations are hostingelection nights on Tuesday,and some have special events planned.

"DowntownWindsor is the perfect place to come together for an election watch party of this scale," Chris MacLeod, chair of the DWBIA, said in a media release.

According tothe BIA, one of the locations, Craft Heads Brewing, will host a comedy night "adding a lighthearted break between moments of tension."

Another location on the list is Cheetah's, a strip club on Chatham Street.

Outside of the downtown, there'sleast one other watch party in the city: theBourbon Tap and Grill on Ottawa Street is the location for the Democrats Abroad watch party. CBC has contacted other BIAs to learn more about additional events.

Downtown Coun. Renaldo Agostino saidthe U.S. electioninfluences communities like Windsor.

"This watch party offers our residents a unique and connected way to witness history," he said.

The DWBIA said the participating venues include:

  • Cheetah's(86 Chatham St. W.).
  • Craft Heads Brewing Co(89 University Ave. W.)
  • Eastwood's Grill & Bar(63 Riverside Dr. E.)
  • Manchester Pub(546 Ouellette Ave.)
  • On A Roll Sushi & Sliders(63 Pitt St. E.)
  • Panache Restaurant & Lounge(53 Pitt St. E.)
  • The Hustle 507(507 Ouellette Ave.)
  • The Loose Goose Restopub(126 Ouellette Ave.)
  • Treehouse Bar & Grill(351 Ouellette Ave.)