Residents, mosque leaders urge Beer Board to suspend Shady’s Corner; board requests inspections and asks council to clarify penalties

Hundreds of neighbors and members of the Mohammed Al Amin Islamic Center addressed the Chattanooga Beer Board during an extended public-comment period, urging the board to suspend or revoke the beer permit for Shady’s Corner, a neighborhood bar they say has created a public-safety and quality-of-life crisis.

Hamid Alameen, who identified himself as with the Islamic Center, told the board that he provided open-records data from the Chattanooga Police Department showing what he said were 511 police responses to Shady’s Corner between Sept. 22, 2023 and Sept. 22, 2025 and more than 206 calls in the current year. "Shady's Corner is not safe for anybody to be down there," he said. "We are asking you today to suspend their life just like you would do anyone else." (Transcript quote preserved…