- A Guide to the Galaxy [Billiards Club] (p)(f)
Downtown Silver Spring's latest addition is Galaxy Billiards Cafe (8661 Colesville Rd., No. A-104, Silver Spring; 301-495-0081), which occupies 15,000 cavernous square feet on the lower level of the old City Place Mall. The name might seem familiar, as owner Tak Yoon runs another Galaxy in nearby Langley Park. December 17, 2004
in Public bookmarks - Alcohol % sales in Top 50 Restaurant Chains (f)
in Public bookmarks - Amazon owner drops strip club plans (p)(f)
Laurel officials and residents are pleased, although wary, that the Amazon nightclub owner has decided to operate his new business as a restaurant instead of a strip club. January 26, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Amazon Reopens as GO GO Club — Not the Promised Family-friendly Restaurant (p)(f)
The Amazon building at Route 1 and Contee Road reopened for business last week, but instead of the family-friendly restaurant that residents were hoping for, go-go bands were featured. According to one of the establishment’s owners, Tae Kim, the kitchen is still being renovated. He said a grand opening is scheduled for sometime after Easter. April 6, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Amazon Shooting 04/22 & Jays Cafe Shooting Death 04/18/06 (p)(f)
A man was shot several times outside the Club Amazon nightclub at Route 1 and Contee Road April 22. A man was fatally shot April 18 outside Jay's Cafe at the Crystal Plaza shopping center on Route 197. Laurel Leader April 27, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Amid Wave Of Killings, Pr. George's Shuts Clubs (f)
Amid growing public alarm over recent homicides, Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson announced yesterday the closure of nine nightclubs in the county, saying they are magnets for violent crime. March 30, 2007 "I am putting all clubs on notice: Either obey the law and run a safe, orderly entertainment facility in our county, or you will be closed down," Johnson said.
in Public bookmarks - Board shuts down troubled club (f)
The Prince George’s County Board of Commissioners revoked the liquor license of J’s Sports Cafe on Route 197 at a May 2 protest hearing, during which more than 50 elected officials and area residents showed up to voice their opposition to the controversial establishment. May 3, 2007
in Public bookmarks by 2 users - Citizens’ alliance gets ready for next challenge (f)
The South Laurel residents whose lobbying efforts helped rid their neighborhood of two violence-prone nightclubs said the grassroots campaigns they started have prepared them to respond to the next trouble bar, dangerous intersection or other distressing community issue. May 17, 2007
in Public bookmarks - Club Amazon History (f)
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in Public bookmarks - Club Amazon owners to close business, sell license (p)(f)
Eight months of community pressure has resulted in the closure of the Club Amazon nightclub at Route 1 and Contee Road. [GS: The club had been closed since May 4, the day after a May 3 Prince George’s County Liqour Board Hearing — the closure was due to fire safety viloations outstanding since December 2005.] June 15, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Club Amazon to close temporarily, owners announce (p)(f)
Owners of Club Amazon, facing a litany of public opposition, told the Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners Wednesday they plan to temporarily close the restaurant. May 4, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Club Amazon will soon be a Rio Bar & Grill (p)(f)
The Prince George’s County liquor board on Tuesday, Sept. 26 approved the transfer of a liquor license from the owners of Club Amazon to two men who plan to turn the establishment into a sports-themed restaurant known as the Rio Bar and Grill.Sep 28, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Community meeting About J’s Sports Café April 23 (f)
in Public bookmarks - Community split over ‘family friendly’ sports bar (f)
The owners of J’s Sports Café in South Laurel, at risk of losing their liquor license because of repeated violence near the club, will present plans to the county liquor board Wednesday to transform the former go-go nightclub into a family-friendly seafood restaurant. April 26, 2007 [gs: a few pro-J's patrons do not make a "split community".]
in Public bookmarks - County, 5 Closed Clubs Reach Compromise (f)
Prince George's County leaders said last night that they had reached an agreement with owners of five nightclubs that County Executive Jack B. Johnson shuttered last week and would help the clubs work out security plans rather than persist in seeking to close them. April 2, 2007
in Public bookmarks - DC Restaurants face enforced sales rules, after smoke ban (f)
Under rules on the books since 2002, but only now about to be enforced by the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, restaurants will have to prove 45 percent of their sales are food-related or that food sales come to $2,000 per seat per year, whichever is lower. June 22, 2007
in Public bookmarks - Delegates displeased with owner’s club plans (p)(f)
Three state lawmakers say the Amazon nightclub owner’s plans to open a restaurant with live music instead of a strip club still may be troublesome. Feb 9, 2006
in Public bookmarks - Discography (p)(f)
in Public bookmarks - Drugs, Violence and Youth (f)
"And then there is the violence that happens at clubs. If you go to the club and a band calls out your neighborhood but not theirs, a person could get jealous, and a fight breaks out and you get thrown out of the club. But it doesn't end, because then the neighborhood you were fighting comes through your hood and starts shooting at your hood. May 11, 2007
in Public bookmarks - Fatal Club Shootings Prompt Closing, Questions (f)
Nightspots in the District and Prince George's County have been under pressure in recent months after several people were shot in or near the establishments. In the District, a 17-year-old was killed in January, prompting public outcry and proposed legislation aimed at stemming the bloodshed. In Prince George's, county officials briefly ordered nine nightclubs shut down last month, saying they were magnets for violent crime. On Saturday morning, a man was shot outside one of those clubs after a fight. May 28, 2007
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