HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — A popular live music venue in Harrisburg is shutting its doors after it says city leaders refused to renew “essential operating licenses.”
The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center made the announcement in a lengthy social media post Tuesday that explains the business owed “outstanding entertainment tax” to the city. The business said the city’s current entertainment tax takes 10% from “every show and every ticket sold.”
However, the venue stated, its attorneys made several attempts to reach out to city leadership and was prepared to make a “substantial” payment and a plan to resolve its leftover sum…