Approved: Upscale Bar in a Downscale Area
I was glad to open the paper this morning and read that the proposed bar and grill at the old Gaslight was approved by the city council 6-4. They saw what it could be and not what it was. As I said before, I there was no reason other than unfounded and misplaced fear to deny the new liquor license. While this in itself won’t guarantee success for Renaissance Park, it is a nice start which could help clean up what appears to be the most downtrodden area of Main Street with the hopes of a snowball effect to come.
Give the new owner Tyler Siebert a chance, because in my eyes he’s taking a big risk. The clientele he is looking for may not want to go the Flora-Ellis neighborhood after dark. Will the “saturation police� help? Only time will tell.
May 24th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
I’ll go! I don’t feel unsafe right in that area, and the Elbo Room has great karaoke a few doors down!
May 24th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
I say we have a blogger happy hour there during its first week of business.
I will tell you my Elbo Room story over the first round.
m.
May 25th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
I second the motion.
May 31st, 2006 at 4:30 pm
What?? Right next to the 40oz malt liquor store?? You gotta be kidding?