SKKY: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''SKKY''' is a dance club located at 1928 [[11th Avenue South]] on the top floor of the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]]. It opened in [[ | '''SKKY''' is a dance club located at 1928 [[11th Avenue South]] on the top floor of the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]]. It opened in December [[2014]] as a re-branding of the former [[Bacchus]] club owned by [[Leesa Warren]], great-granddaughter of developer [[Newman Waters]]. [[Dan Cooper]] is the owner of the business. | ||
After several incidents of violence at the nightclub over the course of the summer of [[2017]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] initiated hearings in September to declare the business a public nuisance and [[List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council|force it to close]]. | After several incidents of violence at the nightclub over the course of the summer of [[2017]] the [[Birmingham City Council]] initiated hearings in September to declare the business a public nuisance and [[List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council|force it to close]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Poe, Kelly (December 10, 2014) "Bacchus Nightclub in Five Points South to change its name to Skky." {{BN}} | |||
* Edgemon, Erin (September 16, 2017) "Birmingham to seek restraining order to shut down Skky Nightclub due to recent violence." {{BN}} | * Edgemon, Erin (September 16, 2017) "Birmingham to seek restraining order to shut down Skky Nightclub due to recent violence." {{BN}} | ||
[[Category:Nightclubs]] | [[Category:Nightclubs]] | ||
[[Category:Dance clubs]] | [[Category:Dance clubs]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2014 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:Studio Arts Building]] | [[Category:Studio Arts Building]] | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 17 September 2017
SKKY is a dance club located at 1928 11th Avenue South on the top floor of the Studio Arts Building at Five Points South. It opened in December 2014 as a re-branding of the former Bacchus club owned by Leesa Warren, great-granddaughter of developer Newman Waters. Dan Cooper is the owner of the business.
After several incidents of violence at the nightclub over the course of the summer of 2017 the Birmingham City Council initiated hearings in September to declare the business a public nuisance and force it to close.
References
- Poe, Kelly (December 10, 2014) "Bacchus Nightclub in Five Points South to change its name to Skky." The Birmingham News
- Edgemon, Erin (September 16, 2017) "Birmingham to seek restraining order to shut down Skky Nightclub due to recent violence." The Birmingham News