Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1997 — Page 4

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with the ownen of the Sugar Shack and they were willing to cooperate with law enforcement to ensure the safety of the public and the clientele of the club. However, Boulthaup isn’t the only business owner convinced the Sugar Shack will attract negative attention. David Buchanan a self-pro-claimed representative of Meridian Street believes the establishment will have an adverse effect on the neighborhood. 'The Sugar Shack conflicts with the revitalization of the downtown area,” he said. Buchanan also cited several other Black nightspots such as The Hop (located on the city’s eastside) as having a history of fighting and loitering. He believes the Sugar Shack will attract the same type of crowd to the downtown area. Judith Jakelsky, a Omni Hotel representative and Hal Yeakey, who represents the Slippery Noodle Inn also feel the safety of their patrons will be in jeopaidy if the downtown nightspot is allowed to conduct business. T would be remiss if I didn’t worry about the loss of somebody’s life,” Jakelsky told the board. “Plus the noise factor is an issue. We battled the bar Sports Live for years over the noise it produced.” “We have a vision for what the street should look like,” Yeaky said. T don’t feel what they are doing is following the vision for the neighborhood. The presence of the club doesn’t make my patrons feel real safe.” The owners of the Sugar Shack feel the underlying issue is race. They feel the strong opposition to the opening of their club is a blatant sign that Blacks are not

welcomed downtown after dark. “Blacks work downtown, stay at the Omni Hotel and shop at the mall,” said Kevin Thorpe, one of the owners of the Sugar Shack. “But basically what you’re saying is after 9 p.m. you don't want any Blacks downtown.” Boulthaup strongly denied race is the issue. He said the Black nightspot The Culture Club is downtown and he doesn’t have a problem with them. “Of course he doesn’t have a problem with them,” Smith said. “The Culture Club has no clientele, and it isn’t Black owned." The vision for Sugar Shack was first realized in June, 1994 when a group of young men and women held the first dance party at the West End and called it “The Sugar Shack." Since then the group has sponsored several other events. Now they have come together in a full-time effort to convert each individual “Sugar Shack” event into a nightclub. “We want to emphasize that we are trying to do something positive,” said Thorpe. “We are trying to go for our dream, just like everybody else.” John White, president of the Indianapolis Alcohol Beverage Commission seems to agree with Thorpe and the rest of the club’s owners. He said in the hearing he doesn’t see any difference in the July 18 opening of The Sugar Shack and the Planet Hollywood opening. In the end, White and the other board members: Sarah McNaught, Sandy Ray and Robert Spear voted to grant the Sugar Shack its liquor license much to the dismay of the opposition. “I believe this establishment can be positive for the location,” White added.

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STARKS-LANDERS-STARK FAMILY REUNION

In 1868, two black settlements were fanned in Allen County, Kentucky known as Greensville and Hickory Grove. Descendants of those families named Starks, or Stark and Landers will gather at the Ramada Inn South, 1-465 and South Emerson Avenue, August 29th through August 31,1997. Descendants of Hannah Jewell, bom in 1795; Sarah Stark, bom in 1810; Robert Underwood, bom in 1814; Caleb Stark, bom in 1820, Jerry Landers, bom in 1828; Willis Stark, bom in 1830; Lucy Jane Stark, bom in 1834 and Peter Landers, bom in 1860 will assemble for our sixteenth reunion. The families will be introduced Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and a memorial banquet will be held Saturday night, August 30th at 7:00 p.m. Family members and friends are invited. For further information contact: Douglas C Landers, Sr. 259-1814

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