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Counsel said the venue\u0000s dance floor and DJ/live-entertainment footprint were replaced with tables and a children\u0000s play area, the business cut late-night hours, and the operator represented that a food-heavy model now predominates. Counsel said the venue has added staffing and retraining, and the board was told off-duty officers would be used in the parking lot on busy nights to reduce loitering and disorder.

The board discussed the site\u0000s past incident history and the risk that a return to nightclub operations could reintroduce public-safety concerns. Several members said they wanted to give the operator a clear period to demonstrate the new operating model; the board voted to approve a one-year renewal conditional on continued compliance. The board said officers and excise staff should follow up with inspections and that any further public-safety incidents would prompt stronger enforcement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County - May 05, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","El Fandango's owners told the board they had converted the prior nightclub into a family-oriented Mexican restaurant and removed nightclub features; the board approved a one-year renewal to monitor the change.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6566930,"After complaint-verified sales to minors, board limits Village Liquors to one-year oversight",159,7761000,7920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc&start=7761&end=7920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc/thumbnail_7761000.jpg","/articles/6566930/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/After-complaint-verified-sales-to-minors-board-limits-Village-Liquors-to-one-year-oversight","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6566930-af9b01a8829b652ec3d7b0d7ce2ba8c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771116329&Signature=QQ2-9ON-~OMT5jpdYueS4B-j6bbu0vaxzGhcKRqpr~u6tf4qcdXsMzM0Jn1UJuBZXCLu3KIoxw~unyytGNlSl1oXsdO4CYpQpvLSMT4Cc6Iv77T4fsfyeI13XbUz3zIEvA8sMeaUx9-ltKwtv5YdMcZnfvP0YFxv6oINn5Zob56wYCQ~X6VEWkjnRfObCZBc14DogJzRogHvElUsLPr1IBcQVBlmDo9Y~M7N8GfxuZAjE1c4Ib62N5QJcRDz4~t1zmvFx43WGjgBbp0CbEmhs7IN9LTernJxcKdVxJsbELYQTsDpNM7l8aAWFrDz68yopqqESawjb9T4BhDXcoHzEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County voted to renew Village Liquors\u0000s permit for one year after excise officers investigated a complaint that minors had been sold tobacco and vape products at the store.

The board heard that officers responded to a complaint and verified that a person under 21 was able to complete a purchase without being carded. Attorney Greg Genrich and owner Jay Singh acknowledged the incident, told the board the employee involved was suspended and that the store has since tightened ID-check policies and instituted new employee documentation and laminated signage on doors and inside the store.

Board members described the complaint-based investigation as more concerning than a single compliance check because it indicated a pattern: when minors learn they can purchase at a location, they may return repeatedly. The owner said the store now requires scanned IDs at point of sale and maintains employee training records. The board approved a one-year renewal and warned that another verified sale to minors during that period would likely lead to a denial.

No criminal charges were filed by the board; the action was limited to licensing oversight.","Marion County board placed Village Liquors on a one-year renewal period after a verified complaint that underage customers were sold tobacco/vape products; owner says staff were retrained and the employee involved was suspended.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6566934,"Board deadlocks on Mimi—s Event Lounge; vote held and matter to state after owner/buyer issues",1800,9060000,10860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc&start=9060&end=10860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc/thumbnail_9060000.jpg","/articles/6566934/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Board-deadlocks-on-Mimis-Event-Lounge-vote-held-and-matter-to-state-after-ownerbuyer-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6566934-d9e8770f4122d4d57c8c83c7b8f0e331/orig.mp4?Expires=1771116329&Signature=RXCBNd63t269uatjC1UOhFUoe0dhPVnOvoJd6JuodiRLTNVEI48R7iJUcoOMDPQmVS19dcrfw3pVWm8GPWsV3wIkWYNKGPC0ByD8clt7Qx8c6uL2HCl~3UQVTYNtsdaFB2TEbPzWOlihgY2YEvrZBAz5CZ8LHydCptIuabcA-eReD5kZTMBxEJ2A~scV2qS-mz-4j5GE44M4VXVK-O0TMkSUOF1I9HLaVEI53OXrdGXsd03ZKsXZVcsm-rFNxzrEAc07pi6SMkekOWt0so9qeS9ZMltpaYTi-GuQ7L~QxwGZPjWZEJqBtbKb~bBGpSA7--i~xBigTdQnQpCQfclfHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County held a vote on Mimi\u0000s Event Lounge (RR4936555) after counsel and the owner described a complex sale and transfer sequence. Counsel Mark Webb told the board the permit had been placed in escrow after an attempted sale to a buyer later identified as William King.

Board materials and counsel said the prospective buyer had an out-of-state felony conviction in Arizona that rendered him disqualified from owning an alcohol permit. The permit remained closed and in escrow while parties sought a new buyer and a new location for the license. The board was presented a proposed path to transfer the permit to an independent third party at a new site; the seller\u0000s counsel asked the board to approve steps to get the permit out of the seller\u0000s hands.

When the board voted, members were split. The motion did not carry; board members recorded differing views citing public nuisance and criminal-act concerns in the license\u0000s history and questioned whether the seller should financially benefit from a transfer. The chair recorded a tie vote; per board practice the matter will be elevated to the state authority for final disposition.

The board noted prior incident history in the location\u0000s record, including reports of disorder and serious incidents from 2019 recorded in police notes. The board did not revoke the permit at the hearing but deferred final disposition to the state as provided by statute and board rules.","The board tied on renewal for Mimi\u0000s Event Lounge after hearing that a prior buyer, William King, had an out-of-state felony that disqualified him. The permit has been in escrow; the board\u0000s tie will be forwarded to the state for final action.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6566938,"Board grants PT Show Club one-year renewal after multiple violations, including stabbing incident",230,800000,1030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc&start=800&end=1030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3200605-7c8dff0718d41e0655a114ec14ce3cfc/thumbnail_800000.jpg","/articles/6566938/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Board-grants-PT-Show-Club-one-year-renewal-after-multiple-violations-including-stabbing-incident","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6566938-507917c0b382438111200649d04f7d9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771116329&Signature=Q2rGIVjOpLQwNAp4kEa9zQGRCqdNY255X3s8zDYA9qS-Q0KoL3t3CSYVUSVKzYEZNBeW0-A3ryuVwACGC-T9MmolSFUpZK2jMsrI2swMH3-qYvd2Sh4h7Gyf23ArKakcRjHziahRCd1tvUOFypHKRkF6R44aZw6X85bpkjEaE0g1Qb37COGKMR3v-J~GzYKpSW9Q5ytsru-rkucK2mgS07xvIrEufLOvQlXZER-W1VqremIn6SG38DtBQLuIhjXpkgrur1KMCgZXeCWJFtE5s4aris7Cv32O5BeeZTrwBpsnRmQR4F80vIylo90CYq6sq5os1ho3ibZWxpgWR8K2yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Marion County voted to renew the liquor license of Indie Restaurant Concepts Inc., operating as PT Show Club (RR4914065), for one year after hearing staff and community accounts of multiple violations and remedial steps taken by the operator.

Board members reviewed inspection reports documenting three initial violations from an excise visit in October and a subsequent November 16 incident described in the report as a public-nuisance battery that resulted in a stabbing in the club\u0000s parking lot. Inspectors also found private-room sanitation problems, including a hole in a private dance-area wall that had been used to deposit used condoms, condom wrappers and tampons, and footage showing after-hours alcohol passing. The police were called to the November incident and emergency services responded, the report says.

The applicant group, represented by attorney Chris Bandy and management including general manager Doug Lima and Dean Reardon of SWR Consulting, told the board they had taken multiple remedial steps: re-taking entertainer headshots with additional coverage measures, restoring and expanding food availability, closing or reconfiguring private-room dividers, instituting routine staff inspections and a permanent staff presence in private areas, and terminating night-shift management and security personnel implicated in the November incident. The operator described new de-escalation training for staff and the use of off-duty officers in the parking lot on busy nights. The board was also presented evidence that some alleged procedural violations had been resolved with the ATC's prosecutor.

Board members debated whether one year was an appropriate period for oversight given the seriousness of the incidents. A motion to renew for one year passed; at least one board member explicitly recorded a dissent and said they would have denied renewal. The board noted that further violations during the one-year term would put the license at serious risk of revocation.

The board\u0000s action was limited to the license renewal; no criminal findings were made by the board itself. The operator was directed to maintain and provide documentation of the new policies and training and to work with excise staff on follow-up inspections.

This renewal will be monitored by excise officers and the board said it expects documentation of continued compliance at future check-ins.","The Marion County Alcoholic Beverage Board renewed the license for PT Show Club for one year after reviewing multiple violations — including inspections that found private-room sanitation issues and a November parking-lot stabbing — and hearing the applicant\u0000\u0000s remedial steps and staffing changes.","actionData","errors"]

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