Metro closing, looking for a new location

[Zac T]

Mentions Downtown as a possible location

Rosenberg said he's hopeful though, and said he'd like to open a new location, one possibly in Riverside, at a smaller venue.

"If we complete this sale, then I want to start looking very serious in the Riverside, Avondale and downtown area where hopefully some of my key partners, or another company in Jacksonville, would want to partner with us," he said.

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2021/08/27/metro-entertainment-complex.html

[bl8jaxnative]

If they're going to survive again, they'll have to be something more than a gay bar.  That stuff is mainstream now.  No need to go therer to be able to be kissy-kissy with your special same sex someone, you can do that at Applebees these days.

[tufsu1]

bl8jaxnative be fancy like Applebees on a date night

[Dolph1975]

If they're going to survive again, they'll have to be something more than a gay bar.  That stuff is mainstream now.  No need to go therer to be able to be kissy-kissy with your special same sex someone, you can do that at Applebees these days.

Yes, thanks to the efforts of previous generations, being gay (albeit, still a bit of a struggle) is a lot more easier these days, but I feel it's still important for LGBTQ+ to have a safe place to congregate and be entertained.  After all, I've made out with my boyfriend at Applebee's and got some dirty looks.

[bl8jaxnative]

Hahaha.... ya, ya.  Applebees is fancy for my dates.  =-)

Dolph1975, thank for the reminder of the need for places for community.  My apologies for being sloppy in my yapping.  I meant it only in a business-model sense.