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Council grants indoor entertainment license to Thames Street Kitchen with condition to close windows at 10 p.m.
Summary
After neighborhood objections to late‑night music, the applicant agreed to close windows at 10 p.m.; council accepted the compromise and approved an entertainment license for Thames Street Kitchen and Chanterelle.
Neighbors near Thames Street Kitchen and Chanterelle asked the council to limit music hours and require windows and doors be closed when music is played, saying open windows made low‑volume interior music audible outdoors and that an 11 p.m. end could extend later. Edward Lupo testified he and neighbors would prefer music end at 10 p.m. and asked that the council reduce permitted hours.
Anna Jenkins, the applicant, said music would be low‑volume, recorded (Spotify) and described dining room speakers; she expressed concern that cutting music at 10 p.m. while guests are still dining would feel awkward but said she would close windows at 10 p.m. if that satisfied neighbors. Councilors discussed precedent and the legal scope of entertainment licenses; the solicitor and councilors noted noise ordinances and enforcement remain available if problems persist. Council accepted the applicant's willingness to close windows at 10 p.m. as a compromise and approved the license by voice vote.
Outcome: Entertainment license approved with the condition that windows be closed at 10 p.m. when entertainment is provided; staff reminded neighbors of enforcement mechanisms (police noise readings and show‑cause hearings) if violations occur.
