Baxter’s 942 Bar and Grill could lose its liquor license after a Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control hearing officer recommended an order upholding a Metro Government decision from October 2024.
According to a Louisville Metro Alcoholic Beverage Control news release, the recommendation cited previous “violent incidents” near the Original Highlands bar, “higher-than-average police calls,” public safety concerns, and community input. Metro ABC Director Bradley Silveria first denied the bar’s renewal application in October 2024, which the state ABC hearing officer said was supported by “substantial and varied evidence.” The business closed in November 2024.
“Director Silveria was faced with an ongoing pattern of violence and a licensee that demonstrated an unwillingness to modify its operations even in the face of this deadly violence,” the Kentucky ABC hearing officer said. “The decision to not renew the licenses at issue was an exercise of sound discretion — not an arbitrary whim — and should be upheld.”…