Insurance Claims Follow Baltimore Riots

On warm, mild nights, conventioneers and others typically wander down to Alexander Smith’s Harbor East restaurants, Azumi and Ouzo Bay. But the staff has been turning guests away as early as 8:30 p.m. because of the time it takes to clean up and send employees home before a mandatory 10 p.m. curfew. The curfew and the potentially long-term tarnish to Baltimore’s image have been as devastating as a natural disaster to his business, Smith said. So he filed a claim with his insurance for lost income from the mandatory curfew. It’s not any different than if a hurricane came through," Smith said.