RTP-area local music and culture

[redhatnooblet <pwnt AT dook.edu>]

Caleb Southern wrote:
> What Ellen Reckhow is proposing would eliminate Ringside and Talk of the
> Town in downtown Durham (private clubs). It would also, according to Durham
> Planning Director Frank Duke, threaten establishments like Blayloc and Joe &
> Jo's.
> 
> I have no problem with the other (unrelated) issue, which most Durham
> officials generally supported in the Herald-Sun article. Residential
> neighborhoods may well benefit from additional oversight and checks and
> balances in regard to proposed new adult establishments as neighbors.
> 
> Reckhow linked two unrelated issues. The issue I brought up is not about
> strip clubs in downtown Durham. What she proposed here is a draconian NIMBY
> solution that would potentially affect and quash all entertainment venues.
> 
> We don't have a problem with adult establishments (or music clubs,
> restaurants and bars, or any nightlife, for that matter) lining up to open
> for business in downtown Durham at this time. Reckhow's proposal is a
> solution looking for a problem.
> 
> I am a resident of downtown Durham, and would welcome more live music
> venues, bars, and restaurants as neighbors "in my backyard" -- like any
> healthy downtown has.
> 
> 
> Caleb
> 
> 
> Ps: For you grammar fanatics, "Downtown Durham is already struggling with
> (1) a lack of retail; and (2) vacant storefronts."
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> ***
> 
> redhatnooblet pwnt at dook.edu wrote:
> 
> You can also send a sample message that reads like this:
> 
> Commissioner Reckhow:
> 
> Bravo for taking a tough stance on the Adult Nightclub regulations. The
> last thing that Durham needs is more or any strip clubs downtown.
> Downtown Durham is already struggling with a lack of retail and vacant
> storefronts. Making it easy for the adult industry to inhabit this space
> will make it all the more difficult to attract more wholesome
> businesses. These types of establishments tend to alienate other
> businesses and only promote crime.
> 
> I can certainly imagine a vibrant downtown that does not require these
> types of clubs.
> 
> 
> 
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~Emily Latella