Alcohol hearings on Jimmy’s, Grits, the Uptowner postponed until April

 Posted by at 1:09 pm  city government, food and drink
Mar 192013
 

Discussion of issues surrounding the alcohol licenses at three Uptown New Orleans establishments — Jimmy’s Music Club on Willow, The Uptowner reception hall on Henry Clay Avenue and Grits Bar on Annunciation — were all postponed by city officials Tuesday to make way for another hearing instead.

The city is alleging tax and permitting issues at The Uptowner, “illegal conduct” at Grits and that both are public nuisances, though owners of both establishments said last month they had yet to be informed what specific complaints form the basis of those charges. Jimmy’s Music Club, meanwhile, is appealing the denial of its application for a liquor license, arguing that the moratorium that requires it to seek City Council approval for its license is illegal.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Alcohol Beverage Control board swiftly postponed all three hearings until its April 16 meeting without explanation, though the room was packed for a different hearing of nuisance charges against St. Roch Tavern.

Anselmo, who attended the hearing, said he didn’t know if the delay was a good thing or a bad thing — it may mean that the commissioners are considering his request, he said. The proposed new operators of his club have also been in discussions with neighbors lately about the framework for a good-neighbor agreement to assure them his reopening would not lead to a return to conditions at the Frat House bar that operated in the Jimmy’s building until last year.

For our live coverage from the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting, see below.

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  • TrueBlue

    Looks like the City is practicing the 5 law rules I have learned:

    1.
    DELAY – which they did today

    2.
    DENY- which they have been doing

    3.
    DISTRACT- bring in other venues that are really, really, bad and then lump them all together and refuse their alcohol permits too.

    4.
    DUPE-don’t tell anyone that they are postponing ….

    5.
    DIVIDE- And conquer….

    6.
    DON’T DO- Postpone….

    Hmmmm? I wonder who’s running the show?

  • disqus_fYNdoHf9ey

    TrueBlue, you forgot the most important Law Rule of the City Of N.O.:
    DESTROY- any small business with a liquor license that does not subscribe to the good ol` boy political patronage system, (Businesses have to Pay in order to Play)

  • http://twitter.com/AhContraire AhContraire

    Anyone who thinks New Orleans needs more liquor licenses is very short sighted as New Orleans has the most bars per capita in America yet has the HIGHEST POVERTY RATE in America.

    People think the bars on Bourbon St make a lot of money, VERY UNTRUE. They have a LOT REVENUE, but they also have a LOT of EXPENSES as well.

    Ask any contractor in New Orleans who much the BAR OWNER pays them to fix stuff? Always the bare minimum and you can see for yourself how crappy the bars are.

    If alcohol was so lucrative why are there DIVE BARS?

    Look at a lot of the restaurant owners and chefs, they also think the same thing. But just remember most restaurants go out of business in New Orleans and the nation, over 60% in 3 years and even more in NOLA.

    LAST QUESTION
    If alcohol was so lucrative for a restaurant, why do so many restaurants go out of business even when they all have liquor licenses?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jimmy-Anselmo/1304492154 Jimmy Anselmo

    We are seeking an alcohol permit for a MUSIC CLUB at a location that has had an alcohol permit since the 1920′s.