SN&R: Josh Pane backing ballot measure to stop mermaid bar

Posted March 19, 2009 at 7:54 AM by CoolDMZ in People, Politics/Gov't

The News & Review’s Cosmo Garvin reports that former City Councilman Josh Pane is “mounting a campaign stop the mermaid bar on K Street” and several other businesses being funded by a recent city council subsidy.

The $6 million subsidy came from a special fund set aside to support redevelopment projects by local developer David Taylor.

That just doesn’t sound right, does it? But I know that government cheese has always been around, and that there are probably businesses up and running today on the grid who wouldn’t be here if not for government cheese. Likewise I’m sure that my knee-jerk reaction against this particular subsidy would set me up as a hypocrite if the council were to subsidize a midtown Barnes & Noble, or a 65th St. Target. (Send your angry anti-corporate e-mails to: cooldmz-at-sacrag.com)

Also: the over-30 dance club would be called “Frisky Rhythm”? Gag me with a spoon…

6 Comments

plumwin said

I thought you were joking about the name of the over-30 dance club. Sadly, you weren’t. That alone should be enough to stop this.

March 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

CoolDMZ said

I was going to say that the club would located in Eastern Europe.

March 19th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

bramble said

You’ll love the name Frisky Rhythm as soon as the matrix makes the appropriate software updates, but in the meantime…

It does seem unfair that midtown bars and restaurants will face subsidized competition in the middle of a recession. K street is a money pit, and I could imagine a lose/lose scenario where a bunch midtown businesses go under while revitalization of k street fails as it always does. I’m on board with stopping the mermaids

March 19th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

CoolDMZ said

How about a subsidy to bring Comics & Comix back to K Street?

Also this was our 1800th post!

March 19th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

HeyMeg said