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Revere orders temporary 1 a.m. closing on Shirley Avenue venues and asks businesses to coordinate crowd control
Summary
After repeated neighbor complaints and police testimony, the licensing commission rolled Las Vegas back to a 1:00 a.m. close and extended Lupita's existing 1:00 a.m. rollback for 30 days, urging shared mitigation such as staggered egress or a jointly funded police detail.
The Revere Licensing Commission voted to temporarily align closing times on Shirley Avenue after neighbors said late-night noise had continued despite earlier action against one venue.
Neighbors described repeated disturbances and video evidence of loud music and people congregating near homes after midnight. Resident Leith Albahesi told the commission, “I think the whole street should be 01:00,” arguing that rolling back only one business had shifted the late-night activity down the block.
Las Vegas’ manager, Claudia Isabel Cabrera, said the venue already limits music and last call — "we stop music at 1AM" — and that the business is trying to minimize outside disruption but could be financially strained by a required police detail. Revere police sergeants said details and visible officer presence help with crowd control but are costly and cannot fully eliminate intermingled crowds when multiple venues let out at different times.
Citing fairness and enforceability, the commission’s motion directed that both Las Vegas and Lupita’s stop entertainment by midnight, make last call at 12:30 a.m., and have all patrons off premises by 1:00 a.m. for the next 30 days. The board asked the businesses to coordinate mitigation steps, invited them to explore a jointly funded police detail, and scheduled a return to the commission in about 30 days to review whether the measures reduced disturbances.
The measure passed after a motion and second and will be monitored through the next meeting.
