Friday, December 21, 2012
With the denial of a liquor license to Deville's Lounge earlier this week, the former Foxys Bar location now sits as another empty storefront in Port's downtown. What is the solution to this problem?
With his liquor license denied by the Port Washington Common Council this week, friends of the hopeful business owner Troy Koput say he is "exploring his options" to continue pursuit of opening Deville's Lounge. It's not clear what those options might entail, but one thing is for sure: a vacant building remains in the downtown Port Washington area, with little hope that a business is opened any time soon. Ald. Jim Vollmar, who represents the 3rd District — which includes the downtown — was the sole dissenting vote against the decision to deny the license. "I'm concerned for the building — the building is set up for use as a place to serve alcoholic beverages," he said, "if it is empty, it will be just another empty building downtown. I don…
Friday, December 14, 2012
As hopeful business owner Troy Koput continues to meet opposition from city officials on the opening of Deville's Lounge in the former Foxys Bar location, the question arises: how many bars are too many?
Troy Koput has found many obstacles in the path to open tries Deville's Lounge in Port Washington — from building code violations to a long police call history at the former Foxys Bar location to an outright recommendation from the police chief that a liquor license be denied. City Administrator Mark Grams has also suggested that officials are looking for a different type of business to fill the spot. "How many (bars) does a city of our size have to have?" Grams said, adding he would prefer a restaurant-type bar where the primary focus would be on food to open in the now vacant space. To attempt to answer such a question, here's a look at how many liquor licenses exist in Port Washington and surrounding areas compared to the population of …
Monday, December 10, 2012
A comparison of police calls to Foxy's Bar and Schooner Pub over the last three years show the now-closed tavern had quite a few more interactions with officers.
A comparison of police calls in the last three years to two bars across the street from each other shows that Foxy's Bar had nearly three times as many interactions with officers than Schooner Pub. From 2009 until Foxy's closed in September, police records show 120 calls to the bar, with 54 of those calls being disorderly conduct, battery or fight/altercation. Schooner Pub had a total of 44 calls from 2009 through November, with only 10 relating to disorderly conduct, battery or fight/altercation. The history of police presence has further complicated efforts of hopeful business owner Troy Koput and manager Christian Zaja, who have been trying to launch Deville's Lounge in the space. Port Washington Police Chief Kevin Hingiss and City …
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1:48 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
21 to 70 ...... Great plan. You've got to be kidding me. There is no "dance club" anywhere near Port Washington even though there are droves of young people willing to spend there money at one and blow off steam. Regardless of whether or not that turns into a great bar, people will still drink at the many other average to hole in the wall bars port has to offer. So instead of capitalizing on the … more ›