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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
RIP Cafe Venus and Mars Bar Is Closing Tonight
Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:45 PM
- RIP
He didn't know what as going to happen to the space after tonight—God, I hope it's not another Chase Bank.
Go down there and have a drink before the doors close forever. And don't forget to tip a little extra if you can. Losing your job sucks.
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I miss the old Sunday brunch @ Cafe Venus, before it was sold. The new management screwed over a friend who worked there, so I haven't been back since the change.
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@5 Interesting. Chase canceled my line of credit a few months ago. Not because of late payments or anything, they just felt like it. They decided that because my house had gone down in value (um, like everyone's?) I should go from a $100,000 limit to zero.
I will miss the Mars Bar! Support your remaining small venues, readers...local bands have to start somewhere!
I will miss the Mars Bar! Support your remaining small venues, readers...local bands have to start somewhere!
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i liked that space. friendly bar staff, good food, treated bands well. i'm not really surprised to see it close though, it was a tough location for that kind of venue.
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It's less likely a Chase and more likely something having to do with Amazon taking over that area and making rents that much more expensive. I can't help but wonder if El Corazon can weather the storm.
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if it is another Chase branch we need to rise up & put the fuckers out of business.
That means putting Jamie Dimon & hi cohorts in crime in prison!
That means putting Jamie Dimon & hi cohorts in crime in prison!
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Who says it's going to be Chase? A couple of businesses closed on 35th Ave NE and they put in a Key Bank last year. And banks really do fuck up a neighborhood. Instead of Desert Sun Tanning and some ladies boutique called "Fresh" we have a Key Bank with a guard standing in front of it all day long. It really makes an area feel sleazy.
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Please let El Cozazon be next! Those guys are assholes! I can't even count the number of incidences I can think of with that place and people I know! I still want my money back from the concert they wouldn't let me back into because I went outside to smoke!
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What a shame. That place was an old favorite.
Hadn't been back there but once since Katie and Mark sold the place, though. The Mercer construction just made it too much of a PITA.
Hadn't been back there but once since Katie and Mark sold the place, though. The Mercer construction just made it too much of a PITA.
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