Citing a lack of sit-down restaurants in the West End, a group of residents has been trying for years to renovate a former restaurant space at 1726 Linn St. to fill the need, and the city of Cincinnati approved $455,000 to fund the effort since 2023.
But Jan. 7, an attorney for the property owner, Linn & Livingston LLC, terminated the West End Sports Bar and Grill’s nearly yearlong lease at the property, alleging the restaurant had not paid any rent and owed $37,150.
The landlord changed the locks and informed owner Nick Johnson he could only enter the premises to retrieve personal property before Jan. 19, according to the letter…