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By Brent Jones | October 31, 2009
Baltimore's liquor board has revoked the license of a Fells Point bar after police were called several times this spring to break up fights at the club, according to the panel's chairman. Cheerleaders, in the 700 block of S. Broadway, was also raided in the summer by federal authorities searching for four high-powered handguns that police said had been bought by the club's owner. Liquor commissioners said Thursday that they stripped the bar of its license after a series of attacks inside the club.
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By Brent Jones | October 24, 2009
The city liquor board suspended the liquor license of a restaurant in Mount Vernon's historic Belvedere Hotel for 60 days on Thursday night after the bar was found guilty of serving customers after hours twice in an eight-month span. Red Square, located in the first block of E. Chase St., was also fined $2,250 for allowing patrons to drink after 2 a.m. and not serving food with the alcohol, according to the chairman of the liquor board. But charges that the restaurant had violated an agreement with the Mount Vernon community, which could have led to a revocation of its license, were dismissed.
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By Brent Jones | September 12, 2009
The Baltimore liquor board revoked the liquor license of a Canton club Thursday night after the owner of the business violated terms of an agreement reached with community leaders, according to the board's chairman. Phantom, a dance club that opened in December in the 2300 block of Boston St., will no longer be allowed to serve alcohol, and the license will be transferred to a creditor pending a new buyer. The license was awarded to owner Shane Anderson last year with several conditions, according to the liquor board.
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By PETER HERMANN | July 19, 2009
Thursday's 1 p.m. docket for the regular meeting of Baltimore's Board of Liquor License Commissioners contained a who's who of venerable Inner Harbor restaurants, including one that has occupied the same spot since the waterfront became a tourist attraction in the early 1980s. The board's 3 p.m. docket contained a who's who of venerable strip clubs on The Block, one with a liquor license that dates to at least 1950, and others that have occupied the same spots on East Baltimore Street under one name or another on the famed burlesque strip that dates back to the Roaring '20s.
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July 17, 2009
Clubs, store penalized for underage drinking The city liquor board penalized three strip clubs Thursday on The Block for underage drinking and indefinitely suspended the license of a West Baltimore liquor store for repeatedly selling alcohol to minors. Mouse Trap II, at 406 E. Baltimore St., and Plaza Saloon, at 404 E. Baltimore St., were both fined $3,000, while Circus Bar, at 427 E. Baltimore St., was fined $500. Liquor board commissioners also ordered the owner of Wonderland Discount Liquors, in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Ave., to sell its liquor license within six months.
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By Julie Scharper | April 25, 2009
The Annapolis liquor board revoked the late-night liquor license of a popular crab house near the City Dock at a hearing Friday, but it issued a new license that will enable the restaurant to serve alcohol until midnight. The board ruled that Buddy's Crabs & Ribs, which has been open for more than 20 years, had not been eligible for the old license, which it had held since 1993. "It's going to affect our revenue," said Kevin Blonder, one of the owners of the family business. "Most of the people who come in for crabs come in late night."
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By Annie Linskey | December 5, 2008
Seeking to prevent a 24-hour 7-Eleven store from opening near the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon, Baltimore City Councilman William H. Cole IV introduced a bill yesterday that would restrict the operating hours of any convenience store in the historic district. "A 24-hour location in that area is not going to help the community at all," he said. "Everything to me says this is not going to be a good fit." He said he's troubled by the late-night crowds drawn to a 7-Eleven in Federal Hill and would rather see the Mount Vernon building remain vacant than allow the store.
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By Frank D. Roylance | November 24, 2008
To cheers and chants of "Burn baby, burn!" church and community leaders in East Baltimore's resurgent Oliver neighborhood put barbecue lighters yesterday to a photo enlargement of a liquor license they purchased and retired in their drive to rid the area of crime and blight. "From the ashes will rise new homes, and from the homes will rise new families," said the Rev. Calvin Keene, pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, in a sidewalk prayer offered with neighbors and church members after the symbolic immolation.
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November 22, 2008
City liquor board revokes permits of store, bar 2 The city liquor board revoked the license this week of a Park Heights store owner after finding him guilty of selling alcohol to a minor for the fourth time in three years. Jong Sub Park, owner of J&J Discount Liquors in the 5100 block of Park Heights Ave., has 180 days to sell his liquor license, according to liquor board Chairman Stephan Fogleman. Liquor board commissioners also reached an agreement with the owners of Club Mate, a Brooklyn bar that residents and police say is the site of gang activity, to sell the liquor license in the next 60 days.
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By Liz F. Kay | September 24, 2008
Korean-Americans protested yesterday a city public nuisance law they feel unfairly targets their businesses, as a judge told the liquor board to review a case involving the first store closed by the rule. In April, the city liquor board decided not to renew the license of Linden Bar and Liquors, in the 900 block of W. North Ave., after hearing community concerns over criminal activity in and around the business, including a homicide inside the store. Yesterday, because of a procedural matter, a Baltimore Circuit Court judge instructed the board to review its decision not to renew Chang K. Yim's tavern license.