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Council approves entertainment license for Brody’s Pub with acoustic-only condition and noise controls
Summary
City Council approved MJ Voto LLC’s entertainment license for Brody’s Pub at 10 Lowell Street with conditions limiting live performances to acoustic-only, restricting hours, and requiring windows closed during live entertainment; vote 9–1.
The Peabody City Council voted 9–1 on March 27 to grant an entertainment license to MJ Voto LLC, doing business as Brody’s Pub, at 10 Lowell Street. The license authorizes non-live entertainment (television, satellite radio) and limited live entertainment — specifically acoustic-only performances.
Attorney John Kelty spoke for the applicant, Michael Voto, describing the renovated building and the applicant’s revised entertainment plan. Kelty said live entertainment would be “occasional” and primarily acoustic, and that the applicant was amenable to conditions proposed by councilors.
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