A UK campus-area favorite nightspot that’s been dark for several years has come back to life after a major facelift.
The Woodland Avenue bar in the heart of University Plaza has been everything from the Library Lounge (they found the 1970s-era “disco floor” during renovations) to Lynagh’s Music Club and then Cosmic Charlie’s; now it has been reborn as 2 Fisted Willie’s, with something none of them ever had: A brand-new rooftop patio.
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The new bar opened Sept. 19 and has been packing them in for University of Kentucky football game-watching on nine TVs (and the projection screen) as well as for the DJ for dancing.
Owners Bill and Deirdre Ransdell also plan to have live bands soon too. Like their previous club, Austin City Saloon, the music will largely be country but some Southern rock will probably be in the mix.