Bar's attorney says denial is unconstitutional.
The battle over Kirkwood Bar & Grill's liquor license is about to go into a full-scale war. Atlanta Attorney Alan I. Begner said Mayor Kasim Reed's decision last week to deny restaurateur David Johnson a liquor license is unconstitutional and he will seek to have it overturned in court. "I'm confident that his order will be reversed on appeal," Begner told East Atlanta Patch Tuesday. Begner, a longtime Atlanta attorney, has had several high-profile cases including representing the owner of the infamous Gold Club in the early 2000s. He also successfully challenged a 2007 Atlanta law that required exotic dancers be at least 21 years of age to obtain their licenses instead of 18. Begner said he intends to file the appeal in Fulton County …
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Both sides in controversial liquor license application sought deferment for scheduling conflicts
Supporters and opponents of the Kirkwood Bar & Grill will have to wait until Dec. 6 to see learn if the controversial sports eatery can get its liquor license. The Atlanta License & Review Board had scheduled a Nov. 22 hearing to see if David Johnson, the bar's owner would be approved for a license to sell liquor. But Johnson's attorney, Alan Bergner, was unable to attend the hearing and his office manager, Dana Farkas, asked for a continuance. Earl Williamson, chairman of Neighborhood Planning Unit-O, the land use and zoning advisory group to City Hall that represents Kirkwood, was prepared to ask for a stay as well. The 5 p.m. hearing threatened to bleed into NPU-O's 6:30 p.m. monthly meeting. It would be difficult to get people to …
KWood Mommia
9:28 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012
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