Johnny Rodgers sports bar (33rd and Harney)
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Johnny Rodgers sports bar (33rd and Harney)
Not really a rumor, Johnny Rodgers attended the meeting tonight regarding the traffic changes on Farnam. He (and a few other people) are opening a sports bar on the SE corner of 33rd and Harney. I don't have a name or anything like that but I drove by after the meeting and there is work going on in there. Fresh paint on the outside of the building. This formerly housed a restaurant.
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September 20th story
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/9905306.html
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/9905306.html
Even as officials spoke about the spillover effect, renovation is going on right across the street. Construction workers are busy and former Husker Johnny Rodgers is calling the plays.
Rodgers plans to lead the midtown development and open Johnny The Jet All-Sports Bar And Grill.
"I guess we're gonna be the first restaurant and bar to get started in the new midtown development,” says Rodgers. “It’s a lot of traffic gonna be coming through here, it’s gonna be a very attractive part of town."
"They're building 600 new condos across the street here, a new movie theatre, shopping center."
Rodgers plans to open his bar and grill in October.
He'll have a head start on the midtown project which should be completed in two years.
This should be a great addition for the area. Â Not only is he taking over the old cafe that used to be there (I think it was called Nick's???), but it looks like they are also going to be occupying the space next door directly on the corner of 33rd and Harney, which seems to always be occupied by gross dive bars (formerly Circos, Mr. D's, Daddy's Getaway). Â This will definitely be an improvement!
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The name is on the building now. Â I was up there at 6:00 this evening and there were people standing around inside. Â They knocked out the wall that separated the bar from Nick's. Â I was going to take some interior shots but was surprised to find people there. Â It's hard to be inconspicuous with a bright pink top on. Â I'll try and catch more later.
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The sign's a little generic, and the name excessively long, but it looks good, and it seems to be moving right along.
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The neighborhood's really not bad at all (and will only get better). Â I used to jog past there all the time last spring/early summer.
"The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city."
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This neighborhood is only bad if you don't live in it. Once you've lived there long enough, you get to be on a first name basis with the homeless people.
Seriously. Terrence kept hassling the people on the porch of this party I was at last night.
"I'm 45 cents short of getting a cheeseburger from McDonalds."
"Well, here's a dollar."
Silence.
"I'm 45 cents short..."
"Terrence, if you want one of our beers, just ask, man."
Actual conversation.
Seriously. Terrence kept hassling the people on the porch of this party I was at last night.
"I'm 45 cents short of getting a cheeseburger from McDonalds."
"Well, here's a dollar."
Silence.
"I'm 45 cents short..."
"Terrence, if you want one of our beers, just ask, man."
Actual conversation.
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Haha. I don't think anyone ever said "we" were "socially enlightened."
Mostly that sort of conversation arises from the fact that we know this guy has a job and an apartment, and that he probably makes more money than most of the people who were sitting on that porch.
There's this one homeless guy who is occasionally in the neighborhood who always dresses really nicely and tries to play it off like he's not begging.
He sometimes uses this ruse:
"Yadda yadda yadda...but anyway my car's over at that auto-body shop down the street and they said I need $80 to get it out, but I only have $75, so I was wondering if you could spare some change?"
And at this time, I didn't even own a functioning vehicle, so I responded:
"Well...I don't even own a car, so how about you go back to the shop, sell them your car, then come give me $5?"
Mostly that sort of conversation arises from the fact that we know this guy has a job and an apartment, and that he probably makes more money than most of the people who were sitting on that porch.
There's this one homeless guy who is occasionally in the neighborhood who always dresses really nicely and tries to play it off like he's not begging.
He sometimes uses this ruse:
"Yadda yadda yadda...but anyway my car's over at that auto-body shop down the street and they said I need $80 to get it out, but I only have $75, so I was wondering if you could spare some change?"
And at this time, I didn't even own a functioning vehicle, so I responded:
"Well...I don't even own a car, so how about you go back to the shop, sell them your car, then come give me $5?"
LOLBig E wrote:Bad part of town. Someone already stole the apostrophe.
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Jets is going to do very well - just having Johnny Rogers name on it will bring in crowds and it will be packed on game days. Â He made a very smart move by going in before the Midtown development is done and real estate prices increase. Â That neighborhood should be in much better shape before long.
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Some people are good at football, others good at money management and business. Â Scarlet and Cream owners were good at football. Â Throwing $1M into your a/v just for some eye candy isn't going to net return customers.OmahaJaysCU wrote:Don't get me wrong, I hope this place does great, but I also thought the Scarlet and Cream place would do great for those same reason, and now its closing.
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Rodgers seeks pardon for holdup 37 years ago
Omaha World Herald wrote:A superstar from the glory days of Nebraska football, Johnny Rodgers, plans to seek a pardon for holding up a Lincoln gas station in 1970. The conviction didn't affect Rodgers' college football career, but now the conviction is holding Rodgers back. Rodgers and two partners want to open a bar and grill, but Nebraska law prohibits a corporation from obtaining a Nebraska liquor license if a convicted felon owns 25 percent of it or more.
I've been in there twice since they opened. Â It's a night and day difference from what it used to be. Â
They have pretty good food and a ton of flat panel TVs to watch sports on. Â They also have a DJ booth/dance floor and are building a patio out back. Â I recommend checking it out if you haven't been in there yet.
They have pretty good food and a ton of flat panel TVs to watch sports on. Â They also have a DJ booth/dance floor and are building a patio out back. Â I recommend checking it out if you haven't been in there yet.
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'The Jet' says he's no longer helping run Jets
Omaha World Herald wrote:Less than five months after launching Jets All Sports Bar & Grill, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny "the Jet" Rodgers is no longer involved in running it. A sign at the restaurant this week said it was under new ownership and management "effective May 27."
Rodgers and two partners — Hemalatha Christina Nirmalraj and Arogyaswami Nirmalraj — formed Jets Inc. and opened the restaurant in January. A manager who came to the phone Wednesday, identified only as Christina, said the two other partners own the bar and grill now.
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Or he is one of the million people that thought running a bar would be easy and found out that it is actually work!
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There is not a single sports fan working a Mutual of Omaha?Swift wrote:I had to question the logic of putting a sports bar at that location. That neighborhood is full of pale indie-rockers who avoided sports their whole lives.
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And awaaaaaaay we go...In a lawsuit filed in Douglas County District Court last week, Dr. Nirmal Raj says Rodgers contributed no money to Jets All Sports Bar & Grill, 3229 Harney St.
He further alleges that Rodgers ran the restaurant into the ground, in part because the former Husker hired an incompetent manager.
But in a lawsuit filed in September, Rodgers alleges that Raj refused to pay Rodgers and ruined the business by changing its format.
Stable genius.
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Oh well. Â Next theory....jjjjhskr wrote:Jets is going to do very well - just having Johnny Rogers name on it will bring in crowds and it will be packed on game days. He made a very smart move by going in before the Midtown development is done and real estate prices increase. That neighborhood should be in much better shape before long.
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I think the Quote on Todd and Tyler was "You mean you just can't be former huskers for your sports bar to work... People still care about service and quality"Big E wrote:My point was that Jets - like any other bar/restaurant - is only as good as its management...
...and they obviously had none.
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