Hmmm....I live in Mount Pleasant, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was in regards to what happened last year. Mount Pleasant is one of the few areas in D.C. that actually has Historic Status, and because of it there are lots of limitations on houses, businesses, etc.
The neighborhood is very eclectic - but with houses all close to the million dollar range - its changing over time....some good, some bad.
Mt. Pleasant Avenue which serves as a border for the neighborhood, and leads its way to Columbia Road near Adam's Morgan is dominated by many Latino shops and businesses, bars and the like. The bars (and many people in the neighborhood) wanted to allow for live music - but some rule against it to stop Mt. Pleasant from turning into an Adam's Morgan kept being brought up. Hmm....I'll have to go back through my emails from the Mt. Pleasant list and see if i can find it. There are rules against live music/dancing in an establishment that serves alcohol. Hmmm.....that made me think of the movie Footloose.
Okay...so now I'm really, really curious. What kinda music does your dad play?
My dad plays in a country-western band (think Bob Wills style) and backs a sixties girl-group. I think you are remembering the same event as me -- my dad told me DC was trying to pass a law requiring any establishment with live music or dj'ed dancing to get a nightclub liquor license instead of a restaurant license. That would essentially mean that those little places in Mount Pleasant would have to shell out the same kind of cash as Nation and the Edge do for their liquor licenses. I think it failed, but these things always rear their heads again.
hmm....not familiar with Bob Wills, at least not in name although I'm sure I've heard some of the music. The websites I've seen just say to me "fun music." That must be very cool having a father in a band.
You're right - those kinda things do always rear their heads again. And I have to wonder if those restrictions are going to lapse as Mount Plesant changes over to more non-ethnic places. These days the restaurants that you have about down there are Tonic and Radius - both nice sit down mid-priced places that serve a bit of a different clientele then most of the other places down there.
The neighborhood is very eclectic - but with houses all close to the million dollar range - its changing over time....some good, some bad.
Mt. Pleasant Avenue which serves as a border for the neighborhood, and leads its way to Columbia Road near Adam's Morgan is dominated by many Latino shops and businesses, bars and the like. The bars (and many people in the neighborhood) wanted to allow for live music - but some rule against it to stop Mt. Pleasant from turning into an Adam's Morgan kept being brought up. Hmm....I'll have to go back through my emails from the Mt. Pleasant list and see if i can find it. There are rules against live music/dancing in an establishment that serves alcohol. Hmmm.....that made me think of the movie Footloose.
Okay...so now I'm really, really curious. What kinda music does your dad play?
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I think you are remembering the same event as me -- my dad told me DC was trying to pass a law requiring any establishment with live music or dj'ed dancing to get a nightclub liquor license instead of a restaurant license. That would essentially mean that those little places in Mount Pleasant would have to shell out the same kind of cash as Nation and the Edge do for their liquor licenses. I think it failed, but these things always rear their heads again.
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You're right - those kinda things do always rear their heads again. And I have to wonder if those restrictions are going to lapse as Mount Plesant changes over to more non-ethnic places. These days the restaurants that you have about down there are Tonic and Radius - both nice sit down mid-priced places that serve a bit of a different clientele then most of the other places down there.
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