Police Tell South, Chen Chow, Hamilton Room to Shut Down Valet at Midnight
Ending parking service early for the Birmingham hotspots comes on the heels of a shooting outside South 2 weeks ago. Some believe the move might endanger guests walking to their cars late at night.
The Birmingham Police Department said it would be stepping up public safety measures following a shooting outside South Bar on April 2, and now downtown bar owners are feeling the impact. The owners of South, the Hamilton Room and Chen Chow Brasserie received notice Thursday that valet service must shut down at midnight beginning this weekend, two hours earlier than the bars' 2 a.m. closing times. The move follows an April 2 shooting outside South Bar, in which a 29-year-old Redford woman allegedly fired a handgun into the air during a fight after closing time. After the shooting, Birmingham Police Chief Don Studt said police would be increasing enforcement downtown, noting, "This type of dangerous behavior is unacceptable by any standard …
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Stephanie P. SOUTH supporter!
10:13 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Great post David Olsen! I wonder the same thing myself. I posted this on a recent article on the Downtown Publication's website but no reply... what do you think? I wonder why you aren't printing the facts? I find it odd that as journalists you would start a petition and misrepresent the actual events that have taken place at South. Read your list of public safety issues in Birmingham posted … more ›