River East Plaza, a loft building on the Ogden Slip, houses apartments and is close to many other homes in the neighborhood. Gershbein said her group doesn't oppose new businesses moving into the area, just loud ones. "The patronage of the proposed (bar) would be in conflict with the area residents who are presently attracted to the Streeterville neighborhood due to its atmosphere." "Streeterville residents object to this type of establishment in the community as it does not serve the needs and profile of the community," Gershbein wrote in a letter last week to Reilly. River North pizzeria/club Bottled Blonde faces another set of disciplinary hearings this summer after neighbor complaints, and the city shut down three clubs and a restaurant in the Gold Coast last month over building code violations.įirewater applied for a liquor license in Streeterville last month, causing the neighborhood group to speak out. The group sent its letter amid heightened scrutiny for Downtown bars some neighbors see as a public nuisance. ![]() "We don't want a late-night honky tonk saloon," Deborah Gershbein, the group's president, said Monday. The bar presents itself as a good time, but the Streeterville group sees Firewater as a place that encourages "late-night noise, theft and battery," among other problems. Firewater has 78 beers on its menu and hosts live music three nights a week. ![]() Oliphant Ave., bills itself as the only country bar on the city's Northwest Side. in River East Plaza, citing the Edison Park club's "rowdy" clientele.įirewater, 6689 N. ![]() Brendan Reilly (42nd) to reject Firewater Saloon's plan to open at 403 E. The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents has urged Ald. STREETERVILLE - A Northwest Side country bar wants to open Downtown, but the alderman and a key neighborhood group don't want it.
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