Saturday, March 31, 2012

Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Portland Business Journal:

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SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Street in a renovated 5,50o0 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, between Bethel Street and Fort Street Mall and near , was occupiec by Mall Cafe until April. That bar had been citecd by the Honolulu Liquot Commission in recent months for unsanitaryt conditions and foroverserving alcohol. The commission also receivedx a petition from community members opposingb the renewal ofMall Cafe’s license because of allegedr drug dealing and frequent Mall Cafe’s former owner, Saiming had been trying to transfer its liquor license to the Union Mill Investment.
SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Gallery and Lounge on Hotel said he was approached by Unio n Mill Investment to open a new venue in the Gray plans to open part of thelounge 3,000 square feet — for this month’ First Friday event downtown, and open the remaining spacwe in August. Gray describes the new venue as a mixof performances, fashion and photography in a trenduy and upscale setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhoof and a blendof “south” and “Honolulu”.

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