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Lisonbee Commission approves a series of liquor and entertainment license actions; one transfer approved conditionally
Summary
The Lisonbee Commission on Jan. 15 approved multiple liquor and entertainment license requests, including a short-term permit for the Northampton Center for the Arts and a conditional transfer for Progression Brewing Company, with unanimous votes on recorded motions.
The Lisonbee Commission on Jan. 15 approved multiple license applications and related motions, voting unanimously on each recorded item.
The commission approved a change of manager and a change of officers and directors for an annual all-alcohol club license for Freedom Post 28 Inc., BBA American Legion (Freedom Post 28). Commissioner Amy Kaling moved to approve and Commissioner Jennifer Ewers seconded; both commissioners voted yes.
The commission approved a short-term liquor license for the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Holly Street for Feb. 14, 2025, 8–11 p.m., to permit a queer prom fundraiser for the center's community fund. The motion included a fee waiver; the motion carried unanimously.
The commission approved a change in license classification for Iconica Social Club LLC at 1 Amber Lane, converting its seasonal authorization to an annual wine-and-malt restaurant license with a cordials and liquors permit. The application was presented at a public hearing; no members of the public provided comment during the hearing. The motion passed with both commissioners voting yes.
The commission approved, subject to the commission staff's receipt and sign-off of satisfactory pledge documentation and a revised ABCC application, the transfer and pledge of collateral on an annual malt pouring permit transferring ownership interests from Think Tank Brewers LLC (D/B/A Progression Brewing Company) to Progression Brewing Company / Progression Investments, LLC. The approval is explicitly contingent on the town's receipt of the required pledge paperwork, which the applicant's counsel said he expected by the end of the week.
The commission also approved a new entertainment license for Add Another LLC D/B/A Tunic Coffee to permit proposed acoustic performances during the business's posted hours, typically extending events to 9 p.m. with at least two weeks' notice for events.
Votes at a glance - Change of manager/officers, Freedom Post 28 Inc. (annual all-alcohol club license): Motion carried; Jennifer Ewers (Yes), Amy Kaling (Yes). - Short-term liquor license, Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Holly St., Feb. 14, 2025, 8–11 p.m., fee waiver included: Motion carried; Jennifer Ewers (Yes), Amy Kaling (Yes). - Change of classification to annual wine & malt restaurant with cordials and liquors permit, Iconica Social Club LLC, 1 Amber Lane: Motion carried; Jennifer Ewers (Yes), Amy Kaling (Yes). - Transfer and pledge of collateral on annual malt pouring permit (Think Tank Brewers LLC to Progression Brewing Company): Motion carried contingent on receipt of pledge documents; Jennifer Ewers (Yes), Amy Kaling (Yes). - New entertainment license, Add Another LLC D/B/A Tunic Coffee (acoustic performances during business hours): Motion carried; Jennifer Ewers (Yes), Amy Kaling (Yes).
The commission recorded no dissenting votes on the items above. Several approvals were described on the record as contingent only where staff still needed to receive required documentation from banks or the ABCC (Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission).
