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Iowa City Council suspends Fieldhouse Bar & Grill's three-floor alcohol privileges for 14 days
Summary
After a contested hearing, the council concluded the Fieldhouse did not operate primarily as the restaurant it represented when it obtained a three-floor liquor license and approved a 14-day suspension of alcohol service, 7–0; the suspension may be appealed to the Department of Revenue, which would stay its effect pending review.
The council held a hearing on Jan. 20 to decide whether the Fieldhouse Bar & Grill (138 S. Clinton St.) violated Iowa City code by obtaining a liquor license covering all three floors while not operating primarily as a restaurant. Assistant city attorney Liz Craig summarized the city’s case: plans approved with a kitchen and a submitted menu supported the three-floor license in the building-permit and liquor application stages, but officer visits since the Fieldhouse opened on Nov. 6, 2025, have not found evidence that the business’s primary…
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