Former Red Blood Club Spot Recommended For SUP By City Plan Commission; New Blues Bar Set To Open In Its Place

View Larger MapAs noted on Unfair Park yesterday, an item came before the City Plan Commission yesterday in which the old Red Blood Club spot was looking for a Specific Use Permit so it could re-open its doors and become a blues bar (which, between you and me, is pretty...

By Pete Freedman

June 12, 2009

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As noted on Unfair Park yesterday, an item came before the City Plan Commission yesterday in which the old Red Blood Club spot was looking for a Specific Use Permit so it could re-open its doors and become a blues bar (which, between you and me, is pretty much exactly the type of music that should be played in a venue like this one, tucked behind the great burgers of Twisted Root).

Well, word from Neil Emmons, city planning commissioner for District 14, is that the room's application has been unanimously recommended for approval by the commission--just as had been the case a few weeks earlier when Trees started going through the same re-opening process--assuming the venue's operators agree to the stipluation, put up by the commission, that there will be no amplified, outdoor music on the property. Which seems fair enough.

And though this is just the first step toward re-opening--the permit still actually needs to be awarded to the room by the City Council--things are looking good for those hankerin' for some good ol' fashioned Deep Ellum blues. We'll keep you posted, of course, on the next couple of steps, though, just to be sure.

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