Intuition no longer hosting events in brewery

[triclops i]

Woah, I was looking at a spot over there to open a bar before Rain Dogs. plan came to fruition...glad we choose 5 Points. Shantytown has 1 neighbor, literally 1 person, who dislikes us and calls the cops and code enforcement on us 200 times plus a year. Luckily the cops here know she is crazy and are generally on our side (she often cusses them out when they respond), but they still have to come out and slap us on the wrist every time. But that sucks, I can relate and I feel for you. Your not the problem, your over zealous neighbor is. I hope no one ever rents the building your in again and you find a great new home...come to Springfield, we would welcome you with open arms!

[DDC]

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[suburbanite]

^What? It's in an industrial building in an industrial zone. The industrial and residential areas have coexisted for decades. The bar areas are only part of it, and they create a lot less noise than, say, an industrial warehouse that with semis loading and unloading at all hours, or, you know, the train.

That location has never had "trucks loading and unloading at all hours", and the trains are brief and intermittent. In my observation, that location has always operated within normal business hours. It is light industrial/warehouse, not hospitality. Want respect from the neighbors? Respect them. End the bar, end the problem.

That's just weak. It's an industrial zone, all buildings there are zoned for uses that would make a lot more noise than a bar that closes at 11 on weekends and intermittent charity events. Intuition has done more for that neighborhood than nearly any other tenant, and they're being chased out by one complainer.

After reading IAW's link to zoning uses, it seems apparent IAW was within their rights, and used the property in a manner consistent with it's zoning. However, it is directly across a two lane street from homes, and even if operating hours generally cease at 11pm, noise ordinances take effect at 10pm. No other tenant ever worked that late. It's going to be hard to get a suitable tenant in that property after this, everyone loses. It does look like a good fit for expansion of CoRK, call it KaT (King at Tracks).

[Mad Cowford]

This is a shame.  IAW just let us film a movie in that space this past weekend.  They could not have been more wonderful to our cast and crew. 

[Captain Zissou]

Can we have an IAW solidarity day?? Can we have it outside the RAP building?? Maybe Olsen and associates can let us use their parking lot right across the street.

[thelakelander]

Those involved with IAW have made both Riverside and Jacksonville better places.  Whether it's community involvement or simply local job creation, we're happy for all that IAW does and believe Riverside's loss will eventually end up being another neighborhood's gain. Hopefully, IAW can find a space that allows them the capacity to grow and become a greater anchor in the community than they are today.

[Dog Walker]

Ben has one crazy neighbor right across the street.  Neither RAP or Jim Love has had anything to do with the problems that neighbor has been causing him from the beginning.

Ben has done everything possible to solve the complaints, but you can't satisfy crazy.  There were even calls to the police about people parking on the street in front of his house and walking by on the sidewalk.   

Everybody else has welcomed them to the neighborhood.

We are all looking forward to the new location and resuming the great events we are going to have there.

[iluvolives]

you can't satisfy crazy.  There were even calls to the police about people parking on the street in front of his house and walking by on the sidewalk.   

Sounds like the same kind of crazies we have in Avondale- heaven forbid people park on the street or walk on the sidewalks.

[Intuition Ale Works]

Ben has one crazy neighbor right across the street.  Neither RAP or Jim Love has had anything to do with the problems that neighbor has been causing him from the beginning.

Ben has done everything possible to solve the complaints, but you can't satisfy crazy.  There were even calls to the police about people parking on the street in front of his house and walking by on the sidewalk.   

Everybody else has welcomed them to the neighborhood.

We are all looking forward to the new location and resuming the great events we are going to have there.

Doing my best to bite my tongue here...

[Josh]

Ben, you should put this out front.

[Ming The Merciless]

Ben has one crazy neighbor right across the street.  Neither RAP or Jim Love has had anything to do with the problems that neighbor has been causing him from the beginning.

Ben has done everything possible to solve the complaints, but you can't satisfy crazy.  There were even calls to the police about people parking on the street in front of his house and walking by on the sidewalk.   

Everybody else has welcomed them to the neighborhood.

We are all looking forward to the new location and resuming the great events we are going to have there.

Doing my best to bite my tongue here...

Love's failure to go to bat for business is well documented.  He's a fine example of what is wrong at Hemming Plaza, but that's what you get when you elect insurance salesmen, redneck barbers, exorcists and former hookers.  Elections are coming - encourage better people to run and then get out and support them.

I could send General Klytus to handle this properly, but I'm sure someone would complain about me parking War Rocket Ajax in Riverside.

[peestandingup]

Ben has one crazy neighbor right across the street.  Neither RAP or Jim Love has had anything to do with the problems that neighbor has been causing him from the beginning.

Ben has done everything possible to solve the complaints, but you can't satisfy crazy.  There were even calls to the police about people parking on the street in front of his house and walking by on the sidewalk.   

Everybody else has welcomed them to the neighborhood.

We are all looking forward to the new location and resuming the great events we are going to have there.

But these preservation cum HOA organizations have created an environment where all complaints are pursued by the city and no one ever gets reverse prosecuted for abusing city resources or harrassment.

Exactly. The city, councilperson, (even the mayor) need to be involved in stuff like this, go to bat & tell these people to either move, or to STFU. Instead, we get the JSO ticket -writing do-nothing goons showing up every 5 minutes to write citations, even though Intuition did absolutely nothing wrong. One single wacko should not have this much power to completely displace an established business.

Fuck everything about this. And shame on the city for letting it happen.

[JECJAX]

I have a rental house over there and have welcomed the new businesses.  In my opinion the trains cause way more noise than every bar and restaurant in Riverside combined.  If this guy that's complaining wants to do something really good for the neighborhood, go to tell CSX to be quiet  !!!

[CityLife]

How about a Kickstarter campaign to buy this curmudgeon's house, sell it to someone cool, and then give everyone their money back?

Or someone could just throw a brick through his window...just kidding...but seriously, I wouldn't be mad if some young, beer loving, parking space taking Riversider had a little fun at his expense.

[spuwho]

Maybe Intuition should come out to those hated Burbs on the Southside.  No one complains of noise at Whisky River.