Smoking ban kills beloved bar, Owner forced to turn to Wal-mart
Lovejoy's closing in March
By Joe Gross
American-Statesman
Lovejoy's Bar and Taproom soon will be no more.
The beloved hangout at 604 Neches has been a downtown staple for 12 years, but plans to close toward the end of March.
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"This has been coming for quite a while, but it came to a head through October," Tait said. "It's not just the numbers thing," he said blaming the smoking ban for driving the final nail into the bar's coffin.
"As a 25 year vet of the hospitality business, I hate the fact that I walk into work everyday and face negativity because people aren't allowed to do what they enjoy doing, which is have a cigarette with their beer" Tait said. "It's just uncomfortable. When your patrons tell you every day that they're not enjoying themselves, what are you going to do?"
[...]
"I'm thinking about opening a Wal-Mart," Tait said. "Those guys make money."
By Joe Gross
American-Statesman
Lovejoy's Bar and Taproom soon will be no more.
The beloved hangout at 604 Neches has been a downtown staple for 12 years, but plans to close toward the end of March.
[...]
"This has been coming for quite a while, but it came to a head through October," Tait said. "It's not just the numbers thing," he said blaming the smoking ban for driving the final nail into the bar's coffin.
"As a 25 year vet of the hospitality business, I hate the fact that I walk into work everyday and face negativity because people aren't allowed to do what they enjoy doing, which is have a cigarette with their beer" Tait said. "It's just uncomfortable. When your patrons tell you every day that they're not enjoying themselves, what are you going to do?"
[...]
"I'm thinking about opening a Wal-Mart," Tait said. "Those guys make money."
posted by bda at 4:33 PM
2 Comments:
Let's see what the Smoke Free Austin fascists say now.
They have no culture nor appreciation of the Austin dives.
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