Yes, they did. And these requirements held up the opening for quite a bit. I believe it does contribute to higher food costs overall if your license depends on some arbitrary percentage of revenue coming from food sales. More information can be found here if you are interested. http://www.beerscribe.com/2009/03/31/cambridges-b-side-lounge-to-become-the-lord-hobo-licensing-problems-ensue/
I agree that I do not want to see Davis turn into another Harvard Sq, packed full of chains but all chains are not inherently bad. A huge factor is the cost of rent, many local small business just can not afford to open up shop in high rent areas such as Davis. The Social Security building has been vacant for how long now and we are against someone fixing it up and putting a tax generating business in there?
Davis just got a new wine bar affiliated with Dave's Fresh Pasta, why not a craft beer bar then? Craft beer is very popular right now and it does attract somewhat of a different clientele then the Bud light folks you will see at the Joshua Tree. If you don't believe me check out the American Craft Beer Festival over in Seaport in June. You will see thousands of people paying almost $50 a head to sample a wide variety of craft beer from all over the country. http://beeradvocate.com/acbf/ Craft beer is mainly produced by small time brewers regardless of the bar or store it ends up being sold in. Heck, in Somerville alone we have Pretty Things, Slumbrew, and Night Shift all producing some great local beers.
Ron you asked what would this new business provide that Redbones does not? As other posters pointed out competition and more capacity. Ever tried to pop into Redbones for a beer after work? The two bar areas they have a very small and are often packed between about 5-8pm. It would be nice to be able to sit down and enjoy a beer after work, which is many times not possible at Redbones during peak hours. I see nothing wrong with having a bar that mainly sells alcohol, forcing everyone who wants a liquor license to be a restaurant is absurd. If any establishment serving alcohol does become a problem, like the nearby Diva lounge there are ways for the city to deal with that.
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Date: 2013-04-11 06:59 pm (UTC)I agree that I do not want to see Davis turn into another Harvard Sq, packed full of chains but all chains are not inherently bad. A huge factor is the cost of rent, many local small business just can not afford to open up shop in high rent areas such as Davis. The Social Security building has been vacant for how long now and we are against someone fixing it up and putting a tax generating business in there?
Davis just got a new wine bar affiliated with Dave's Fresh Pasta, why not a craft beer bar then? Craft beer is very popular right now and it does attract somewhat of a different clientele then the Bud light folks you will see at the Joshua Tree. If you don't believe me check out the American Craft Beer Festival over in Seaport in June. You will see thousands of people paying almost $50 a head to sample a wide variety of craft beer from all over the country. http://beeradvocate.com/acbf/
Craft beer is mainly produced by small time brewers regardless of the bar or store it ends up being sold in. Heck, in Somerville alone we have Pretty Things, Slumbrew, and Night Shift all producing some great local beers.
Ron you asked what would this new business provide that Redbones does not? As other posters pointed out competition and more capacity. Ever tried to pop into Redbones for a beer after work? The two bar areas they have a very small and are often packed between about 5-8pm. It would be nice to be able to sit down and enjoy a beer after work, which is many times not possible at Redbones during peak hours. I see nothing wrong with having a bar that mainly sells alcohol, forcing everyone who wants a liquor license to be a restaurant is absurd. If any establishment serving alcohol does become a problem, like the nearby Diva lounge there are ways for the city to deal with that.