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Business wants chaos in downtown Minneapolis to finish
The shots that rang out as bars closed early Monday now sent Minneapolis officials scrambling to stem the violence that often springs out of chaotic bar closings. Monday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. on weekends.
"I have never seen or heard the town in such an uproar as I have this a week ago . within the incident that happened on Sunday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Tim Mahoney,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], owner of the Loon Cafe and president of the Warehouse District Business Association. "I think what it really basically was was the straw that finally broke the camel's back."
Mahoney puts a lot of the blame on poor management at certain clubs that host so-called "18-plus" events on Sundays. In the past he decided to close your kitchen early on Sunday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], preventing the under-21 crowd from coming inside. Also they are debating tougher penalties for problematic clubs, staggering or extending bar closing times, or providing more late-night food options.
The violence is reflected within the statistics,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Violent crime has risen 60 percent this year in downtown Minneapolis. near First Avenue in the entertainment district.
City officials insist that downtown in general remains safe,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], however they fear the ripple effects that bar-closing violence may have on people's perception from the area.
"A mass most of people who are downtown are not downtown at the nightclubs at 2 in the morning at bar close," said Council Member Lisa Goodman, who represents downtown. "But it doesn't matter if they're in danger or not, because when there is a perception that there's a crime problem, that perception turns into a reality 24/7."
Perception or reality, it requires a toll about the local economy.
Bar owner Erik Forsberg began getting ready to relocate last summer when after-hours violence escalated in the club district. Shootings and stabbings to come club closings were scaring away his customers at the Ugly Mug -- towards the tune around $50,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 in June.
"My business just completely delivered correctly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Forsberg, who sold the business and now runs a new bar, Devil's Advocate, near Nicollet Mall and from the violence. "That's an astounding blow which takes months to recuperate from."
Dario Anselmo,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], owner of the Thin line Music Cafe on First Avenue and 4th Street, said he's lost "tens of thousands of dollars" annually because of the violence.
"The business people down there have finished it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Anselmo said. "We have a crisis every year relating to this time of year. And when you know you have a crisis happening every year, it really really should not be a crisis. It should be handled."
Anselmo said he believes the town must commit more resources to both police and regulatory efforts to help stem the issue.
Andrea Christenson, a vice president of the real estate firm Cassidy Turley, saw the ripple effects last year when trying to lease commercial space on First Avenue to restaurants. Several serious prospects walked away after witnessing the chaos at bar close.
"We had letters of intent going back and forth once they backed out," said Christenson. "They said, 'Have you been down here after midnight?' "
Club owners such as John Barlow claim they are often unfairly targeted. Barlow, who co-owns Epic on 5th Street, said they scan customers "like an airport" using metal detectors,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], hand wands, pat downs as well as checking inside shoes. He admits that he bears some responsibility for bringing the crowds downtown "and attempting to run a business,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," but he can't control violence on public streets.
"When are people likely to be held responsible for his or her own conduct?" Barlow said. "I can police the front of my company. . Rybak sounded an alert towards the "few key bars" creating what he called "nuisance nights" on Sunday: "Knock them back or we'll be tougher in regulation. "It's such as the beginning of a race: Lift up the doors and every one of the horses run," Celeste Shahidi, who owns two buildings on First Avenue,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], described the scene. She thinks bar closing hours ought to be staggered to prevent the rush.
"From a public safety issue, it might be better to stagger closing so that many people are being released at one time and the other and the other," said Rybak,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who is also open to considering extending the closing time. "It's not the very best to possess everybody out on the road at 2 o'clock. But which business do you allow to stay open later or earlier is always the challenge."
Goodman said club owners hosting problematic 18-plus events have to take more responsibility. "They have to step forward as being part of the solution,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.
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