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The owner of a bar in Pittsburgh, Derrick Hemby, was arrested for attempting to reopen the establishment after it was shut down for operating without a liquor license. Hemby allegedly removed the signs and hired a locksmith to change the locks on the bar, defying the court order. He is now facing charges of criminal trespassing and criminal solicitation.
The police chief of Columbia, South Carolina, is calling for the closure of a nightclub in the popular Vista area after multiple shootings and violent incidents have been linked to the establishment. The police have filed an alcohol protest petition with the Department of Revenue to revoke the club's liquor license, which would likely result in the club's closure. The police chief believes that eliminating the club and the type of parties it hosts will help prevent gun violence in the area.
A Los Angeles realtor claimed that Lisa Vanderpump's PUMP Restaurant Lounge, which was reportedly suspended of its liquor license earlier this month, will soon be available "for lease." However, Lisa Vanderpump denied the claim on Twitter, stating that the restaurant will be open as normal. Her representative also denied the liquor license suspension, calling it a "bookkeeping error." Vanderpump co-owns several other restaurants, including TomTom and SUR Lounge.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seeking to revoke the liquor license of the Hyatt Regency Miami over a drag event called "A Drag Queen Christmas" that allegedly admitted children to the "lewd" and "vulgar" event. The admission policy for the event allowed children under 18 to be admitted with an adult, and the complaint alleges that "children appearing less than 16 years of age" attended the program, which it claims included "performers ... wearing sexually suggestive clothing and prosthetic female genitalia." The Hyatt Regency drag show allegedly "contained sexually explicit themes and prurient content presented through perverted versions of popular children's Christmas songs."
West Hollywood's Pump restaurant had its liquor license suspended on March 8 and has been closed since then. Meanwhile, Irv's Burgers and Prince Street Pizza are joining forces for a new location in Malibu, while Prime Pizza is moving into the former Patticakes location in Altadena. AGL's Craft Meats is closing down, and Bar Moruno in Silver Lake is now offering fried chicken or fish sandwiches.