The Mesquite City Council voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit (CUP) permitting Main Event to occupy roughly 58,000 square feet of the former Sears building at 1738 North Towne East Boulevard. Garrett Lankford, Planning and Development Services, briefed the council that Main Event would operate a full‑service restaurant, bowling lanes, laser tag, arcade games, party rooms and other entertainment uses; the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval.

Steve Meyer, representing the property owner SRB Mesquite LLC, said the company has begun interior demolition and is coordinating a broader redevelopment of the Sears site that will reconfigure parking, create green space and pursue additional pad‑site tenants along the mall ring road. Daniel Rebenstorf, regional representative for the operator, told council construction timelines remain to be finalized; Main Event estimated it would employ about 200 people and would operate typically from 11 a.m. to midnight with extended Friday and Saturday hours to 2 a.m.

Council members asked operational and site questions. Councilwoman Elizabeth Rodriguez Ross asked whether alcohol would be served; staff said the restaurant portion would seek standard Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) food and beverage certification and that Main Event would follow those rules. Councilman D.W. Smith asked whether lanes would meet professional bowling association standards; staff and the Main Event representative said the lanes would meet their operational standards and Main Event typically hosts leagues; there was discussion that larger televised PBA tournaments are not typically part of Main Event programming but are not impossible.

The applicant said some parking reconfiguration and a traffic‑impact analysis for later site phases remain to be worked out with the property owner and city staff. During the public hearing no written opposition within the statutory notice area had been received; one resident complimented the operator on security planning and Main Event representatives said they use on‑site security personnel and coordinate with mall and local law‑enforcement officers.

Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Casper made the motion to approve the CUP; Councilman Kenny Green seconded. The council voted 7‑0 to approve the conditional use permit for Main Event.