Monday, September 27, 2010

Bar Owner Accuse City of Unfair Treatment to Minority Bar Owners: Vow to Continue Fight



"It's no longer about Park 6, it is about the unfair treatment of minority bar owners," explained the owner of a popular Downtown nightclub forced by the city to close for 45 days. Thomas Holmes, owner of Park 6, 500 Sixth St., said he plans to reopen in mid-October, but he isn't sure of the exact date. He told the Insider News that he was very unhappy with the ordeal and steps the city forced him to undergo in order to save his investment. Holmes said that the city is very anti-minority business when it comes to bars. He said that the city more frequently closes down minority clubs and demands outrageous "side agreements" in order to open their establishments.

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