Engine Company 12's liquor license pursuit

One of the items on last night`s ANC 5C meeting agenda was "Reconsideration/Finalization of Action Re: Engine Company 12 ABRA Application/Mediation."

Applicant Abbas Fathi did not appear at last night's meeting. ANC 5C03 Commissioner Hugh Youngblood commented that Mr. Fathi had a family emergency and could not attend.

Note that ANC 5C is on record for supporting Engine Company 12. There was discussion last night amongst the commissioners to withdraw that support, but no motion was made to withdraw support.

ABRA rules against Shaw`s Tavern retail Class CT license

See this post from the Washington City Paper

Shaw`s Tavern `Unfit For Licensure,` Liquor Board Rules
Posted by Chris Shott on Nov. 2, 2011 at 5:45 pm
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2011/11/02/shaws-tavern-unfit-for-licensure-liquor-board-rules

Beleaguered would-be boîte Shaw`s Tavern has suffered yet another setback. The District`s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has deemed owner Abbas Fathi ``unfit for licensure,`` citing the venue`s prior history of serving alcohol without the proper permits.

In rendering its decision, the board also points to mismanagement by former tavern keeper Steven May, who is accused of altering official documents with ``correction fluid`` in order to improperly obtain booze from distributors.

The board`s decision comes despite some community support for Fathi`s application, including that of local Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C.

According to the official ruling: ``The Board understands ANC 2C`s disappointment; however, the Board cannot turn a blind eye to the Applicant`s violations in the name of economic development.``

The tavern shuttered back in August (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2011/08/27/shaws-tavern-r-i-p-we-could-not-survive-without-a-liquor-license) after struggling for weeks to stay afloat without the financial benefit of alcohol sales. Read more here (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2011/08/24/tavern-on-the-wean-can-shaws-tavern-survive-long-without-a-liquor-license)