Judge to Rule on Petition Drive to Kill Amnesia (a.k.a. Lure) Nightclub
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Fat chance, though, of that happening anytime soon -- at least with Amnesia's downtown neighbors. Yesterday Municpal Judge Margaret Walsh held a hearing to consider a petition drive aimed at revoking the nightclub's liquor license.
Attorneys representing Amnesia's owner, Aprille Trupiano, believe the petition drive doesn't have enough signatures. Nearby loft-dwellers see things differently. As the Post-Dispatch reports, downtown resident Matt O'Leary -- one of the leaders of the petition drive -- told Walsh yesterday that Lure/Amnesia needs to go.
"There's clearly a sentiment among neighbors that we want Lure to go away," said O'Leary. "Their patrons have behaved in a way that has made the neighborhood less attractive, less safe and created a perception that downtown is a dangerous place."
Walsh said she plans to rule on the petition drive by January 4. In September Walsh revoked Lure's liquor license on charges from City Hall, alleging that the nightclub contributed to violence and other disturbances. That ruling is being appealed.
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