Scott McAllister, The Charming Rogue Behind the Loft

[Metro Jacksonville]

Scott McAllister, The Charming Rogue Behind the Loft



Jacksonville nightlife is experiencing growth in a number of different areas across town.  Downtown is boasting 3 new bars in the past year, the Town Center is bringing its own corporate brand of entertainment to the table and the beach is continuing to attract a crowd of young adults.  The town center makes headlines with its grand announcements and kick off parties, downtown makes headlines for the creative efforts of bar owners and the creative efforts of the city to try and shut them down.  A couple miles from the DART raids and draconian policies of downtown, a new nightlife district is slowly growing.  The King Street area of Riverside has transitioned from a derelict street, home to a variety of illegal activity, to a bustling avenue full of people enjoying the area's many watering holes.  What has until now been a neighborhood secret is gaining notoriety throughout Jacksonville as a great walk-able (or crawl-able) district.  A small group of business owners are transforming the King Street landscape into a thriving after-hours hot spot; however, no one has done more to revitalize the previously neglected area than Scott McAllister.



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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2010-aug-scott-mcallister-the-charming-rogue-behind-the-loft

[Captain Zissou]

Glad all the mess with the city has been taken care of and Scott can now run his businesses in peace.  I love what his bars have done for the area.  Rogue is my personal favorite.  A really casual place with great drinks, friendly staff, and great patrons.

[urbanlibertarian]

IMO the big lesson from the current success of this King St district is that COJ didn't try to force it to happen and didn't try to stop it from happening.  Entrepreneurs and customers came together and created something beautiful.

[Timkin]

Love what he has done with these places.  Kudos , Scott!

[Angelica Pickles]

Good article about Scott and his King Street bars. Rogue is a great place - comfortable atmosphere, friendly bartenders and delicious specialty drinks served in Mason jars. My new favorite pasttime is the Mason jar lid toss.

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

Scott is kinda hot, is he available?

[Timkin]

LOL  OMG.