Frustration over criminal activity and quality of life issues in Deep Ellum has been boiling over, and one nightlife hotspot seems to be getting all the heat.
Rodeo Dallas, a nightclub at Elm and N Crowdus, has earned the ire of city officials and neighborhood stakeholders for purportedly fostering “dangerous and unlawful conduct.” In the last year, rampant public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and even a fatal shooting have been tied to the venue, prompting its landlord to lock the doors over alleged lease violations on Tuesday.
Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management, which owns the property the night club operates out of, moved to shut down Rodeo Dallas after the city hit the embattled venue with a target letter citing more than a dozen criminal incidents and multiple code violations. However, Rodeo Dallas managed to reopen the next day after securing a writ of reentry from a justice of the peace, according to NBC 5 DFW…