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Chattanooga board affirms 10-day suspension for nightclub The Dream
Summary
The Chattanooga Bureau Board affirmed a hearing officer's recommendation to suspend the alcoholic beverage license of Major Paper Entertainment LLC d/b/a The Dream for 10 days and set the suspension dates from Aug. 29 to Sept. 7, 2025.
The Chattanooga Bureau Board on Aug. 2025 voted to affirm a hearing officer's finding of a beer-code violation and to suspend the alcoholic-beverage license of Major Paper Entertainment LLC, doing business as The Dream, for 10 days.
The board recorded that hearing officer Trevor Ashley sustained the violation and recommended a 10-day suspension. The board voted to affirm the recommendation and then approved a motion to set the suspension period from Aug. 29 through Sept. 7, 2025.
Board members recorded as voting in favor included Betsy, Reginald, J.W., Ron Smith, Veronica, Brooke, Christie and the board chair. The board also discussed whether the board counts only days the business is open for the suspension or uses calendar days; members noted past suspensions sometimes were split across open days but that the board had typically treated the penalty as calendar days.
Board members and staff discussed whether the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) had been notified or planned separate action; staff said ABC was aware of the violation but it was not certain whether ABC would take separate penalties. The board directed staff to prepare and serve the order before the suspension start date so the business would have notice.
The board referenced past disciplinary actions for the same establishment, noting earlier shorter suspensions had been imposed in previous months. The suspension order and dates will be reflected in the written order to be issued by board staff.
The vote followed the hearing record from Aug. 7, 2025 and a recommendation from the hearing officer. No fines or other penalties beyond the 10-day suspension were recorded in the board's motion.
