City attorneys outlined a series of concerns about the downtown bar, prompting Omaha City Council to vote unanimously in favor of the thorough application for renewal.”Sometimes we need to put some extra conditions and have some extra oversight,” said council member Aimee Melton during Tuesday’s meeting.City attorney Ryan Wiesen summarized the 13 tavern reports that have been filed about Throwback Arcade Lounge since February 2021.”Officers were dispatched to a fight disturbance and found a patron, he was unconscious and passed out in the entryway of the establishment here,” said Wiesen about one of the early reports.The reports detail disturbances; a security guard allegedly body-slamming a patron and staff supposedly delaying law enforcement entry. The city also displayed security pictures of two patrons leaving the lounge and urinating on neighboring private property.”Police are responding, using those resources, to go help get that under control,” said council member Danny Begley, whose district Throwback is in.Throwback’s owner and her lawyer said they’ve hired off-duty Omaha police officers as security.”My client’s taking this very seriously and certainly if it’s causing this much attention, they’re going to take some other steps to do something about it,” said Bill McGinn.The state liquor control commission will review the long-form filing and then decide if the license should be renewed or denied. The license was not revoked during Tuesday’s vote. Lounge owners saw Tuesday’s meeting as a first hearing and the formal application as court proceedings, to dig into the tavern reports and see when and if the lounge was responsible.”Not every report is a bad report,” said McGinn, a sentiment that was echoed by Melton. “Just because there’s a number of reports doesn’t mean they’re all bad.”
City attorneys outlined a series of concerns about the downtown bar, prompting Omaha City Council to vote unanimously in favor of the thorough application for renewal.
“Sometimes we need to put some extra conditions and have some extra oversight,” said council member Aimee Melton during Tuesday’s meeting.
City attorney Ryan Wiesen summarized the 13 tavern reports that have been filed about Throwback Arcade Lounge since February 2021.
“Officers were dispatched to a fight disturbance and found a patron, he was unconscious and passed out in the entryway of the establishment here,” said Wiesen about one of the early reports.
The reports detail disturbances; a security guard allegedly body-slamming a patron and staff supposedly delaying law enforcement entry. The city also displayed security pictures of two patrons leaving the lounge and urinating on neighboring private property.
“Police are responding, using those resources, to go help get that under control,” said council member Danny Begley, whose district Throwback is in.
Throwback’s owner and her lawyer said they’ve hired off-duty Omaha police officers as security.
“My client’s taking this very seriously and certainly if it’s causing this much attention, they’re going to take some other steps to do something about it,” said Bill McGinn.
The state liquor control commission will review the long-form filing and then decide if the license should be renewed or denied. The license was not revoked during Tuesday’s vote.
Lounge owners saw Tuesday’s meeting as a first hearing and the formal application as court proceedings, to dig into the tavern reports and see when and if the lounge was responsible.
“Not every report is a bad report,” said McGinn, a sentiment that was echoed by Melton. “Just because there’s a number of reports doesn’t mean they’re all bad.”
