rain dogs. of 5 Points- opening this summer- info thread

[triclops i]

Hey guys,

The local rumor mill has been a-buzzing, and I think the dogs. out the bag, so lets make this an official metro Jax announcement:

rain dogs. (1045 Park St., 5 points) will be open for business this summer! This is a joint venture between my self, Ian Ranne (Shantytown Pub, Lomax Lodge, Phoenix Taproom, Burro Bar) and Christina Wagner (Birdies, Jack Rabbits, about everywhere that serves drinks in the area, and bad ass musician!). If you know us you know what we do for a career, and we are both very excited to be working back in 5 Points and serving the neighborhood.

rain dogs. will be a cafe primarily, but we will also have a bar, coffee, concerts, art gallery space, and all of the things the people in the neighborhood are into. And we have both been here all of our lives and working the local industry over half, so I think we got a pretty good grasp of what is wanted and needed.

We have our lease, equipment, and insurance. We have just enough funds to limp into home base, however we could use a last bit of fundraising to help us get our license strait and get that first stock of delicious beer, wine, fruit, and cheese. There are 2 ways you can help with the fundraising if interested-

1. Indie A Go Go- we went the crowd funding route on this one, and it has been a smashing success in the first 24 hours. Follow the link to here: http://igg.me/at/raindogs/x/2345525 and you will find some cool packages that include invitations to our pre party, gift cards, "mug club" packages, ect.

2. Benefit show (rent party) Thursday night June 13th at Burro Bar- featuring 4 Family's , Willie Evans Jr., Jackie Stranger, Christina Wagner, DJ Triclops I, and special guests to be announced. There is a $1000 suggested donation for this party, however you can pay as little or as much as you see fit at the door

So yea, build us a stool and we will build you a chair. Literally. And even though the purpose of this post is to raise funds, also we welcome any comments, questions, or suggestions you may have. Let us know here! Its a public forum!

Cheers,

Ian Ranne

[grimss]

Sounds great! Wishing you all the best with your crowdfunding efforts.

[John P]

this not my thing but it sounds cool

[MissMinda]

Looking forward to seeing you in the neighborhood.

[Purplebike]

Good luck you guys, if anyone can make this happen, you can. I just contributed. Looking forward to seeing that strip of Park street with a vibrant cafe again!

[triclops i]

Just an update- we got our licenses, successfully navigated through zoning, health dept, building dept, fire marshals, and  tax man in record time! Looking like we should slide in homebase by July 1st, but if you are inclined to help us raise funds for the first stock please hit the Indie A Go Go!!!!

Also, and questions about the spot or suggestions from the Metro Jax Massive? Yall are usually a pretty opinionated crowd....

[Tacachale]

I probably don't need to say it, but LOCAL BEER.

[Dog Walker]

Try not to duplicate the food offerings of the other eateries in the area.  And especially try not to duplicate the problems caused by Lomax Lodge.  Take Christina's advice.

Really great to see another vacant storefront come to life!

[jaxlore]

Get some Ego Killer sounds up in there! No, actually just keep doing what your doing brother.

[InnerCityPressure]

Try not to duplicate the food offerings of the other eateries in the area.  And especially try not to duplicate the problems caused by Lomax Lodge.  Take Christina's advice.

Really great to see another vacant storefront come to life!

Problems like music and drinking that goes later than 10PM?

[TPC]

Non-smoking would be awesome.

Also, what type if branding/decor are you going for? Shanty and Burro defiantly have the DIY style but I think if Rain Dogs has an out of the box or unexpected style that would be rad too.

[Dog Walker]

Try not to duplicate the food offerings of the other eateries in the area.  And especially try not to duplicate the problems caused by Lomax Lodge.  Take Christina's advice.

Really great to see another vacant storefront come to life!

Problems like music and drinking that goes later than 10PM?

Not a problem if it's kept inside.  Birdie's causes no problems in the neighborhood.  Neither does The Wall and they are both open past 10PM.

[triclops i]

Decor and atmosphere will be similar to Burro or Shanty, but I imagine a little "fancier"....Christina Wagner is my partner in this one so expect more of a women's touch. Also the place was completely remodeled a year ago, so we have a really clean and up to code canvas to work with this time.

As far as noise...I never really had a problem with that in 5 points. Cops came for noise maybe twice in the 2 years I was at Lomax. It is a commercial district, after all. In a nutshell, my lease there did not get renewed because I didnt get along well with my neighbor at the time, who coincidentally closed down 2 months later. What I learned from the situation is to not rent places next door to....how do I say this....people you disagree with often

[triclops i]

Also- non smoking in the front room and at opening day. There is a back room which will be a music/cigarette/pool table room,
but that will be open in "phase 2", probably in the fall

[TPC]

Thanks for the info Triclops. I'm looking forward to the opening.