Skybox Update

The AJ's Leslie Bridgers on the latest chapter in the arbitrary closing of Brown Street's Skybox Bar and Grill (sorry, no link):

Though the state overturned the City Council's decision to deny a liquor
license to the Skybox, it also determined that a license could not be issued
because the catering service at the same location [The Good Chef] already
has one.

[snip]

Lt. David Bowler of the Department of Public Safety found the
denial of the license was "without justifiable cause."

[snip]

According to City Administrator Jerre Bryant, the Moores could become
eligible for a license if the building is renovated to separate the two
businesses.

[Emphasis mine]

On the one hand, the state's finding that the City's denial of the license without cause reassures me that I am not an unreasonable, raving lunatic (here, here, and here). On the other, it's (euphemism alert!) discouraging that the City would treat a business this way.

- John C.L. Morgan