Huh. Interesting events in my home town.

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Crazy Rambles

http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090710/NEWS01/907100328/Teens%20protest%20closing%20of%20art%20gallery

I have a few friends who go there, and it does seem like a good outlet for all the high/middle-schoolers in the area since there really isn't much else that's geared towards their preferences. Any interesting insights from thee Amaranthians?

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15

Haha. Poor scene kids.

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Qyn

Looks like the gallery didn't fit into what the townsfolk deem appropriate "Arts and Culture" for their newly ordinance'd district, bummer for those kids, and freedom of expression.

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Crazy Rambles

Yeah. Hopefully they can finds a place with: 2 exits, better fire extinguishing stuff, double doors, and whatever else is needed for concert-styled performances.

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15

Yeah, they obviously didn't close the venue down because they were hosting overcrowded concerts with no sprinkler systems or fire extinguishers.

I'm sure the neighbors complained because they don't like the noise, or the art or whatever--and that's fucked up. But you can't honestly try and call the fire marshal out for deeming the place unsafe when, you know, it isn't.

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Crazy Rambles

It probably wasn't to standards, but it was also a valuable rec place for local kids. I'm just hoping it finds a new place, and it''ll be good to not read in the news that a bunch of local teens died in a fire too.

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John

15 wrote:
Yeah, they obviously didn't close the venue down because they were hosting overcrowded concerts with no sprinkler systems or fire extinguishers.

I'm sure the neighbors complained because they don't like the noise, or the art or whatever--and that's fucked up. But you can't honestly try and call the fire marshal out for deeming the place unsafe when, you know, it isn't.


People use fire code violations, building code violations, whatever, to forcibly remove things they find unsavory all the time.