08-23-2018, 12:49 PM
(08-23-2018, 09:11 AM)urbd Wrote: Sort of agree... but this will be a country bar by the same owners of Night School. Ethel's has been there for decades, attracts an older crowd, serves food, and never gets too rowdy. I think in this case the residents of one of the most historic neighbourhoods in the city have the right to appeal.
Ethel's is a complicated reference, since the neighbourhood really did not want them to be there either. They embraced the constraints on their original license (no live entertainment, one tv) and I think some of today's culture of the bar is a result of that.
That said, I agree that there very much is a difference between a neighbourhood bar and a night club and that is an important consideration.