Sunday, July 15, 2012
Despite controversy over liquor license, Asylum features full bar and promises live entertainment.
The Asylum Restaurant & Lounge, the East Atlanta bar that hit a bit of controversy over its plans for live entertainment and liquor sales, opened this weekend. And though its license allows it to sell beer, wine and hard liquor, the Asylum plans to have live entertainment, which seems to contradict city rules that regulate such sales. City codes allow an establishment to have live entertainment and sell beer and wine. But if that establishment wants to sell hard liquors like whiskey and vodka and have live entertainment, it can't be within 300 feet of the nearest residential property. Entertainment is defined as a live performance by any person or persons, whether they're musicians, dancers or otherwise on the property of the liquor …
Monday, July 2, 2012
City has 10 days from July 2 to give license.
A Fulton County Superior Court Judge overturned Mayor Kasim Reed's denial of a liquor license to a Kirkwood bar owner on Monday. Judge John J. Goger's order requires the city grant the Kirkwood Bar & Grill and its owner, David Johnson, the license no later than July 12. "The judge ruled there was no evidence to deny him the license," Johnson's attorney, Alan I. Begner, told East Atlanta Patch Monday. "I’m happy and so is David." A spokeswoman for Reed said the city is studying how it will respond. "The City will carefully review Judge Goger's order when it is entered and will then determine the appropriate next steps," Sonji Jacobs Dade told Patch. The bar had been dark for several days, fueling speculation that it closed. Begner said it …
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Bar owner files separate appeal on liquor license denial.
David Johnson, the embattled owner of the Kirkwood Bar & Grill in Kirkwood, has had his hearing regarding his use of reflective tinting rescheduled for the second time. Speaking Monday in Atlanta Municipal Court before Chief Judge Crystal A. Gaines, Johnson said he could not proceed because his attorney, Alan I. Begner could not attend the proceeding. The case centers on Johnson's use of reflective tinting in the windows of the bar at 1963 Hosea L. Williams Dr. NE. Neighbors, who have had a host of problems with Johnson, leading to longstanding row between him and the neighborhood, say it violates city codes regulating commercial districts: The reflective tint doesn't allow a view of what's going on inside, opponents say. It also violates …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
City leaders, residents, business owners to meet today to discuss what needs to be changed and hear from the public what works and what doesn't.
Atlanta. Liquor. License. No three words strung together bring more angst to the businesses that seek them and the neighborhoods that want a better say in how they're granted and how violations against license holders are handled. It explains the purpose of a meeting slated for 6 p.m. tonight at Atlanta City Hall where residents are being asked to share their concerns with Atlanta's Technical Advisory Group II. The 15-member board, created last year following legislation sponsored by At-Large Councilman Michael Julian Bond after getting numerous complaints, is tasked with a top-to-bottom review of the city's alcohol code. ATAG, which is comprised of businesses, community leaders, attorneys and others with an interest in alcohol, is …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Community concerns factored into the decision.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has denied a liquor license application from the owner of the controversial Kirkwood Bar & Grill. Reed made his decision based on neighborhood concerns, his spokeswoman, Sonji Jacobs Dade, told East Atlanta Patch. He made the decision after "carefully considering neighborhood concerns that have been brought to him," Dade said. Reed's decision comes after a December hearing of the city's License Review Board regarding the Kirkwood Bar & Grill alcohol permit. The board voted 2 for, 1 against and 1 abstention. The application then went to the mayor for review. David Johnson, owner of the bar at 1963 Hosea Williams Dr. SE, was unaware of the decision until contacted by Patch. "I'm shocked," he said. "That's unfortunate…
Mark
11:52 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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