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Today's Poll!Spectators plans move to High Street location
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A bar on Missouri Boulevard is planning to relocate to East High Street, after a conditional use permit was approved by the Board of Adjustment.
At the board meeting Tuesday, Scot Drinkard, owner of Spectators at 2103 Missouri Blvd., said he plans to purchase the vacant property at 232 E. High St. to relocate his business. The property, which used to be Kaiser’s Jewelry, is currently owned by KKM Properties, LLC, but does plan to sell to Drinkard.
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JCLifer 1 year, 8 months ago
Oh yeah, the downtown area will be so much better with yet another bar that attracts drunks, druggies, skanks, and all the other derilects. Makes me want to go downtown with my family (NOT!).
I guess the good news is that at least this isn't one of those dangerout tatoo places or one of those love store places that encourages love and closer relationships between consenting adults.
JCLifer 1 year, 8 months ago
Also glad to hear there will soon be yet another empty building on Missouri Blvd. Can we attract a payday loan place to the old Spectator's building?
melbrooks 1 year, 8 months ago
Lifer, from what I understand, the owner of the building on Missouri Blvd. had another (better) offer to lease the building. Thus, your negative worries are again unfounded.
J. Pfenny's is a well-run sports bar and grill (try the Badger). I was there last Thursday night, and the place was packed with patrons--no "drunks, druggies, skanks" etc. I believe Spectator's wants to be where the action is--and believe it or not, the action is now downtown. Also, having a great place like Pfenny's nearby will help Spectator's up their game as well.
3blindmice 1 year, 8 months ago
I to would love to see other business attracted to downtown. as there seems to be no other interest money is money. as to the payday loan companies on missouri blvd. that's a indicator of economic health. It shows that jefferson city is living paycheck to paycheck. in fact I would think you would have to be in a military town to see as many in such a small area.
addum: what is up with the java script. I have to disable it or I get a reload every 2 seconds of the page
JCsleeper 1 year, 8 months ago
Payday loan companies are an indicaton that folks are not making it paycheck to paycheck.
Gabrielle 1 year, 8 months ago
...and/or poor money management ....and/or stupid choices?
asb 1 year, 8 months ago
Lifer you amaze . . . bars only attract bad elements, they don't have to be allowed to dominate like Matt did at the Corner Pocket. There are maybe three or four pool tables downtown since the Corner Pocket shut down. If Drinkard can keep the place reasonably clean and bounced, another dozen or more tables would be good. Unless, of course, you're doing a morality bit and somehow pool in Rivercity is evil. I will say that the condition of the tables at the present location suggests Mr. D is far more interested in maximizing his margin than providing a good table experience. Food needs an upgrade too. But your negative evaluation of something that hasn't even happened may not be justified. I can't wait for that wonderful sound . . .
JCLifer 1 year, 8 months ago
Just pointing out the hypocricy of this town. Drinking seems to be the only popular activity around here. There isn't much uptown that I go to anymore, besides Coffee Zone. If Taisir had a drive-through window, or if Starbucks ever comes to our town with a drive-through window I will probably never go downtown. Couldn't care less about pool at all.
We blew it when we didn't work hard to get a riverboat and the 1000+ jobs, not to mention an attraction to make Jefferson City a tourist destination. Interesting that a bunch of friends are on the Central Bank Classic Tourist bus today to Booneville, spending a bunch of money in Boonville at the Casino. We could have been the town attracting the tour busses, but no- we didn;t want it, so now Boonville is getting our money.
him 1 year, 8 months ago
More pool tables would be nice, but the old Kaiser's isn't as big as Mike's or the current Spectator's. I doubt there will be any pool tables.
JCsleeper 1 year, 8 months ago
Building is bigger inside than it looks. Also have it on good authority that seven pool tables will be downstairs. Enjoy.
Gotigers 1 year, 8 months ago
The downtown area used to be a nice area to go to. It reminds me of the movie "It's a Wonderful LIfe", Bedford Falls was such a nice place but then we got a view of what it looked like when everyone was only interested in money it turned into Pottersville with nothing but bars.
Gabrielle 1 year, 8 months ago
Gotigers: what do you make of the Transformation process doing something to improve the downtown?
melbrooks 1 year, 8 months ago
Tigers, off the top of my head, there are quite a few new businesses which located downtown in the last couple of years--most of which are not bars.
JCLifer 1 year, 8 months ago
How many of these were actual growth for the city, and not just another business replacing one that went under?
melbrooks 1 year, 8 months ago
Business turnover is common. Businesses start up--and a large percentage fail. I recall reading a Small Business Administration statistic which indicated only 20% of small businesses which start up still exist 5 years later.
But you missed the point. Tigers is under the impression downtown is nothing but bars and is a "Pottersville" (probably because it doesn't house department stores--speaking of a business model which faces challenges) anymore. I listed lots of new businesses which are not bars.
In my opinion, downtown is looking better and is more healthy now than it has been since the late 1960s.
gofish 1 year, 8 months ago
I resent the Mo Republican Party building being lumped in with all the others as "not a bar". InBev, formerly Anheuser Busch, has a long history of being one of their biggest lobbys. Tisk Tisk.
JCsleeper 1 year, 8 months ago
Always some turnover uptown. Wonder what the current percentages are for retail, restaurants, bars and law offices? Wonder what those percentages were 40 years ago?
gofish 1 year, 8 months ago
I'd rather JC have a downtown entertainment district chalk full of bars and restaurants than to see the sidewalks roll up at 6pm. Plus, think of the convenience of having the jail right down the street from the bar fight. We could have officers on bikes instead of SUV's patrolling it. Economy of scale! It's a win-win. I don't look for Specs to survive this move unless they come up with something way more innovative than what they had going on the blvd.
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