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Council approves five liquor licenses in unanimous votes
Summary
The Omaha City Council approved five liquor-license applications — for House of Lee, Lighthouse Pizza (LPHR LLC), Pivot Prime, Medi's (Village Point), and Big Fred's Pizza — by unanimous roll-call votes after brief public hearings and limited comment from applicants and one council member.
The Omaha City Council on April 8 approved five separate liquor-license requests by unanimous vote after brief public hearings.
The approvals covered: a Class C license for House of Lee at 2316 N. 70th St.; a Class C license for Lighthouse Pizza (LPHR LLC) at 1004 S. 70th Plaza; a Class C license for Pivot Prime at 13665 California St.; a Class I license for Medi's at 17255 Davenport St., Suite 111; and an addition to Big Fred's Pizza's Class C license at 1101 S. 100th & 19th St., Suite 121 to permit an outdoor area. Council recorded 7–0 roll-call tallies for each item.
Why it matters: liquor licenses are required for on-site sales of alcohol and are routinely reviewed in a public-hearing process that lets neighbors or city staff register support or opposition before the council acts.
Most applicants made short statements to the council. Ajit Adhikari, who identified himself as the business owner for House of Lee, provided his business address for the record. David Houghton spoke for Lighthouse Pizza and described the sale to a new ownership group that already holds a Class C license and noted proposed hours of 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Jeremy Kerwin and Robin Shearer appeared for Pivot Prime; Leslie Dixon spoke by Zoom for Medi's and said the restaurant is a new concept in Village Point. Philip Morante spoke on behalf of Big Fred’s about the requested outdoor-area addition.
Council procedure and votes: each item was opened for public comment; no opponents spoke for these applications. Councilmembers carried motions to approve, then took roll calls. The clerk recorded each motion as passing 7 to 0.
What’s next: license holders may proceed with licensing steps required by the city following issuance. If neighbors or other parties raise later concerns tied to operations or code compliance, those issues would be handled under separate administrative processes.
