Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Nightlife Liquor Board On The Eagle's Case Again
Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:52 PM
The Seattle Eagle is in trouble with the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) yet again.
About two weeks ago, Eagle manager Keith Christiansen says he was contacted by the WSLCB about the lack of a sign on the Capitol Hill gay bar's bare, black painted front facade. "They wanted us to put a sign out front saying 'the Seattle Eagle,'" Christiansen says."I haven’t [had a sign] for 27 years."
Christiansen—who's already embroiled in a legal battle against the WSLCB over an undercover sting in the Eagle where liquor agents took photos of a man wagging his penis at a crowd in the bar—says the Eagle has gone without a sign for so long because he fears being "targeted" as a gay establishment by taggers and other troublemakers.
Liquor board spokeswoman Anne Radford says liquor agents weren't aware of any tagging at gay bars and says that regardless, the Eagle needs to put up a sign so SFD and SPD can find the bar in case of an emergency. "Licensed businesses need to have a sign up that has their trade name on it," she says "It ...needs to be a reasonable sign. [S]omething that would be viewable from the street."
Radford says the WSLCB has warned the Eagle about its signage and that liquor agents will be checking back in about a week. Christiansen hasn't said whether he plans to install a sign.
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