Newark zoning board gives nod to business
Jump to full article: Newark (OH) Advocate, 2009-10-23
Author: ANNA SUDAR Advocate Reporter
Intro: Two local men hoping to build a hookah lounge in Newark received approval from the Newark Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday to continue the project.
The board ruled the lounge, which will be at 143 S. 30th St., could be considered a place of assembly in a medium intensity business district and is permitted under the city's zoning code.
The lounge, which will be called Braison's Hookah Lounge, will have the atmosphere of a coffee shop, but instead of coming for food and drinks, patrons will come to smoke hookah, co-owner Adam Gregg said. . . .
The owners have been passing out fliers on campuses and using Facebook and MySpace to advertise.
"I'm scared for the opening. I've got a feeling we are going to be slammed with customers," Gregg said.
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