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Paul Hammel WORLD-HERALD BUREAU wrote:LINCOLN — State lawmakers gave final approval Friday for bills that would allow "entertainment districts" near sports arenas and shopping malls and provide some incentives for movie making.

The entertainment district bill was sought primarily by developers seeking to build a multi-restaurant facility near Lincoln's new Haymarket Arena. Under the measure, patrons would be allowed to walk outside with a drink into a commons area and walk into neighboring taverns.

Lincoln Sen. Colby Coash said allowing entertainment districts would increase the economic benefit of the new arena and permit a festival-like atmosphere, similar to the Power and Light District in Kansas City.

The developer of an outlet mall near Cabela's in LaVista also testified in favor of the bill.

MTO wrote:Why does the entertainment distric liqueur license thing here have to be modeled after the one in Lincoln is Omaha that incompetent it can't figure it out on its own. How complicaed can it be

Proponents, opponents address council on Omaha's proposed entertainment district

The city council is expected to vote on designating the capitol district an entertainment district on January 24th. Tuesday developer Jay Noddle said Aksarben Village will apply to become an entertainment district as well

The proposed entertainment district would allow people to buy drinks at a bar or restaurant and carry them to a common area. Opponents are already lobbying against the changes.

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

MadMartin8 wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

This is Nebraska, you can't be surprised.

MadMartin8 wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

This is Nebraska, you can't be surprised.

MTO wrote:I would expect more of these special districts in the future such as Lot B and ConAgra...

buildomaha wrote:

MTO wrote:I would expect more of these special districts in the future such as Lot B and ConAgra...

Do you know something about ConAgra's plans?!

choke wrote:

MadMartin8 wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

This is Nebraska, you can't be surprised.

If Whiteclay got to keep their liquor licenses then this is a shoe in. Marijuana in Nebraska? No. Heavy drinking in Nebraska? Yes, Sir.

MTO wrote:So the neighbors to The Capital District or Aksarben Village apposing these districts??

daveoma wrote:

choke wrote:

MadMartin8 wrote:

RNcyanide wrote:Lobbying against the changes? |expletive| why? If you don't like it, don't use it. God I hope the teetotalers burn on this one.

This is Nebraska, you can't be surprised.

If Whiteclay got to keep their liquor licenses then this is a shoe in. Marijuana in Nebraska? No. Heavy drinking in Nebraska? Yes, Sir.

I totally agree that there's a double standard here. It's okay to exploit native people in the name of selling alcohol, but as soon as it's in their own neighborhood then they don't want it. Jerks

Roseann Moring ‏@roseannmoring wrote: Council passes entertainment districts 7-0, no discussion.

Brad wrote:

Roseann Moring ‏@roseannmoring wrote: Council passes entertainment districts 7-0, no discussion.

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

Greg S wrote:

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

So it's a pretty confined area in Ak-Sar-Ben and not all of the bars will be included? Do you know which ones will be?

Greg S wrote:

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

So it's a pretty confined area in Ak-Sar-Ben and not all of the bars will be included? Do you know which ones will be?

Greg

Omaha_corn_burner wrote:

Greg S wrote:

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

So it's a pretty confined area in Ak-Sar-Ben and not all of the bars will be included? Do you know which ones will be?

Greg

This thread was branched off another thread, but somewhere in the past 30 days I remember reading something where they talked about an entertainment district in front of the theater which would include DJ's, Ponzu and Dudley's.

I'm assuming there's no way an entertainment area could cross a street and would have to be fenced off, just like when you have a liquor license.

nebugeater wrote:

Omaha_corn_burner wrote:

Greg S wrote:

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

So it's a pretty confined area in Ak-Sar-Ben and not all of the bars will be included? Do you know which ones will be?

Greg

This thread was branched off another thread, but somewhere in the past 30 days I remember reading something where they talked about an entertainment district in front of the theater which would include DJ's, Ponzu and Dudley's.

I'm assuming there's no way an entertainment area could cross a street and would have to be fenced off, just like when you have a liquor license.

The one in Lincoln crosses over a street

Omaha_corn_burner wrote:This thread was branched off another thread, but somewhere in the past 30 days I remember reading something where they talked about an entertainment district in front of the theater which would include DJ's, Ponzu and Dudley's.

Linkin5 wrote:

nebugeater wrote:

Omaha_corn_burner wrote:

Greg S wrote:

Coyote wrote:

Greg S wrote:Ak Sar Been would be interesting. The bars are more spread out and you will have streets between them.

At first, I believe, it will only be the alleyway between the HDR building and their garage.

So it's a pretty confined area in Ak-Sar-Ben and not all of the bars will be included? Do you know which ones will be?

Greg

This thread was branched off another thread, but somewhere in the past 30 days I remember reading something where they talked about an entertainment district in front of the theater which would include DJ's, Ponzu and Dudley's.

I'm assuming there's no way an entertainment area could cross a street and would have to be fenced off, just like when you have a liquor license.

The one in Lincoln crosses over a street

It's a pretty low traffic street though, different than Aksarben.

nebugeater wrote:

Omaha_corn_burner wrote: I'm assuming there's no way an entertainment area could cross a street and would have to be fenced off, just like when you have a liquor license.

The one in Lincoln crosses over a street