IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa City City Council voted Tuesday night to deny Fieldhouse Bar and Grill’s liquor license renewal following an ongoing dispute between the city and business owner Tracy Barkalow.
The council voted last month to suspend the business’s liquor license for 14 days because it was selling alcohol on more than one floor. The city also fined Barkalow for hiring its own trash removal service despite the city having an agreement with Republic Services.
The city argues that the business has been operating as a bar while being licensed as a restaurant, which goes against a city ordinance that Barkalow disputes. The business cannot obtain a proper bar license because of a city ordinance prohibiting bars within 500 feet of each other, according to council documents…