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Home *The Strangeways Report, Business News, Capitol Hill News, Queer News, Seattle NewsIs “Queer Bar” Moving Into The Old Purr Location? And, WHO Is Behind It?

Is “Queer Bar” Moving Into The Old Purr Location? And, WHO Is Behind It?

August 1, 2017• byMichael Strangeways

Well, that was quick.

It’s August 1st and there is already a new sign in the window at 1518 11th Ave on one of Capitol Hill’s hottest night life streets between Pike and Pine. Purr Cocktail Lounge, the popular gay venue owned by Barbie Roberts just vacated those premises this weekend after a monstrous rate hike forced her out to a new location in Montlake at the northeast base of Capitol Hill.

Today, a new sign has appeared in the window at the former Purr spot:

QueerBarPurrSpace

It’s a simple paper banner announcing ” queer / bar ” and “FALL 2017”.

We’ve checked King County’s liquor licensing website and as of the last update, Monday, July 31 there hasn’t been an application for a new venue under this name. There’s also speculation that this might not be the actual name of the new venue but simply stating the new club’s intent to continue the space as an LGBTQ establishment. A question has been raised that the Washington State Liquor Control Board might not permit a bar to use “queer” in its name; while many people have reclaimed that word, some LGBTQ people consider it a slur.

We’re also investigating numerous reports from various sources that the new venue might be a new start up by the Guild Seattle group…aka Dave Meinert, Jason Lajeunesse and Joey Burgess who own the bar Grim’s, just two doors down from the old Purr space, as well as Big Mario’s Pizza, Lost Lake Cafe and Comet Tavern. Meinert also owns The 5 Point Cafe while Lajeunesse owns popular Capitol Hill music venue Neumos and the annual Capitol Hill Block Party. If this is true, this would be the group’s first official LGBTQ designated establishment though all their other businesses are obviously LGBTQ friendly and the group employs many gay people.

Working on getting confirmation.

MORE to come.

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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One Reply to “Is “Queer Bar” Moving Into The Old Purr Location? And, WHO Is Behind It?”

  1. M says:
    August 1, 2017 at 8:58 pm

    Joey Burgess is the owner/proprietor of this new venture. The namesake is Queer Bar.

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