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| iclone |
| watched a report on nbc5 tonight -- the city of dallas has "determined" club blue is the source of the majority of downtown dallas's crime. it's rescinded club blue's late night license and wants to close its doors permanently. any idea what's going on with this and if ATB's still hitting the decks thursday? |
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| Matthias |
| quote: | Originally posted by iclone
the city of dallas has "determined" club blue is the source of the majority of downtown dallas's crime. |
:conf: How'd they figure that? I havent been there but twice... |
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| Progress Ent. |
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...e.44f7ced9.html
| quote: | The owner of downtown nightclub Blue is suing Dallas City Hall in federal court for $12 million, accusing the city of extortion, slander, fraud and repeated violations of its U.S. constitutional rights under the first, fourth, fifth, ninth and fourteenth amendments.
The lawsuit primarily stems from Blue's accusation that the city denied the club a permit to operate between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. and has sought various restrictions on club operations, including banning patrons under the age of 21.
"The city is using the dance hall license to discriminate against certain places," said attorney John Stewart, who's representing Blue's owner, Noir Brothers Restaurants, Inc.
Mr. Stewart says some city officials do not want a club primarily patronized by blacks, Hispanics and Asians operating downtown.
"The city wants a white club downtown," he said.
Dallas City Attorney Tom Perkins said Monday morning that he hadn't yet seen the lawsuit but planned to review the matter with his staff later in the day.
Many city officials have long considered Blue an epicenter of downtown crime, and the Dallas Police Department says it expends about 80 percent of its downtown resources in the wee hours of weekend mornings to patrol the areas near Blue.
Blue operator Keith Black, however, said his club is an asset to downtown's economy and the city often unfairly blames Blue for crimes unassociated with the club.
The city and Rita Sweeney, a Dallas developer who received more than $1 million city tax incentives to rehabilitate the building inside which Blue now operates, are also embroiled in a spat over $12 million in tax incentives for a new downtown hotel and 52-story condominium project Ms. Sweeney and her husband, Lawrence Sweeney, want to build.
The Dallas City Council's Economic Development and Housing Committee has, to date, told the Sweeneys that they will not consider them for new tax incentives until they ensure Blue adheres to several conditions, including banning cellphones, installing metal detectors, increasing security, outlawing glass containers and requiring all patrons to be at least 21. |
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| architect1803 |
| quote: | Originally posted by iclone
watched a report on nbc5 tonight -- the city of dallas has "determined" club blue is the source of the majority of downtown dallas's crime. it's rescinded club blue's late night license and wants to close its doors permanently. any idea what's going on with this and if ATB's still hitting the decks thursday? |
screw that lol |
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| djjonas |
| quote: | Originally posted by iclone
watched a report on nbc5 tonight -- the city of dallas has "determined" club blue is the source of the majority of downtown dallas's crime. it's rescinded club blue's late night license and wants to close its doors permanently. any idea what's going on with this and if ATB's still hitting the decks thursday? |
As of today he will still be here |
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| Slow Motion |
Another reason not to go out in Dallas.
Crime and a ty mayor... and an indifferent police department (for the most part). |
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| djjonas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slow Motion
Another reason not to go out in Dallas.
Crime and a ty mayor... and an indifferent police department (for the most part). |
AAAAAAAAAAmen to that. I live in Dallas (well, Carrollton, so North Dallas) and my wife and I have come to the point where we hate going out in Dallas. Went to Austin this weekend and said the same thing I always do. "wish Dallas' nightlife was like it is here." But Dallas will never have that because of everything you just stated. |
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| iclone |
so this just means an earlier set?
nights like tiesto and pvd have brought in a completely different crowd from the one that's typically at BLUE. imo, S4 [the village] would be a better venue overall for bigger events -- especially on a week night!
[and for whoever says something about it being in oak lawn, STFU] |
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