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Committee approves seasonal street cafe for worker‑owned Hard Times Cafe after neighbors raise noise, parking concerns
Summary
The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee approved a seasonal street‑cafe license for Hard Times Cafe at 1821 Riverside Avenue, with members and the applicant noting hours, a 1993 conditional‑use permit and neighbor concerns about noise and lost parking.
The Business, Housing and Zoning Committee approved on June 24 a street‑cafe license allowing Hard Times Cafe to convert on‑street parking into outdoor seating at 1821 Riverside Avenue in Ward 6.
The license would allow the worker‑owned restaurant to place 24 seats in roughly 256 square feet between two parking spaces and operate the street cafe from 8 a.m. to midnight. Mohammad Osman, inspector with the Licenses and Consumer Services Division, told the committee the division recommends approval and noted that Hard Times has operated at the site for…
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