GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An iconic downtown Greensboro music venue is in jeopardy of closing due to financial woes.
Josh King and his wife Abbey Spoon own the Flat Iron off Summit Avenue.
They said they need anywhere between $10,000 and 15,000 to stay open.
Turn for the Worse
“We have really low attendance for a lot of our shows, even the ones that are nationally touring acts that we are offering guarantees for. We just don’t have a lot of people coming in and out of the door … When we do, a lot of the time they aren’t spending money at the bar, and that’s how we make 100% of our profit,” Spoon said.
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King says they opened nearly four years ago and have been fine until the past few months…