As You Are Bar inches closer to opening after ANC approves settlement agreement

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hostile and tense ANC meeting earlier this month, when a handful of residents concerned about issues like noise, drunk and disorderly patrons, and public safety lobbed attacks against As You Are Bar, with some even suggesting that the bar, like its predecessors, would ultimately fail or would lead to frequent disputes between residential neighbors and As You Are staff.

But on Tuesday, many of the public commenters had nothing but positive things to say.“My family and I would find it extremely meaningful to have these amazing proprietors run their business in our neighborhood,” neighborhood resident Sean Cuddihy told the ANC commissioners. “I appreciate all the time that you, as volunteers, have put into these negotiations and the incredible investments that you have made.

And I hope you’ll vote to allow this business to move forward.”Sarah Greenberg, another neighborhood resident, sought to dispel residents’ concerns over potential noise problems, saying she went to visit As You Are Bar during a recent soundcheck and didn’t notice any issue with the volume when she was outside the venue.“When I walked over, I literally thought it hadn’t even started yet because I couldn’t hear anything until I got inside.

But when I got upstairs, the music was playing at the volume I would expect on a Friday or Saturday night,” Greenberg said. “I think you’d be really hard pressed to find business owners that are more responsive, community oriented people.