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City officials hope the return of live entertainment will attract customers, fill vacant storefronts and strengthen downtown businesses. A proposed 300-person venue could be next.
NEWARK, Del. — Live music is making a comeback in Newark, and a small record store just off Main Street is leading the way.
Rainbow Records has become the first business approved to host live entertainment under a new city ordinance that ended restrictions dating to the late 1990s.
Newark City Council unanimously approved a special-use permit Monday, Nov. 9, allowing the independent record store at Pomeroy Station to continue hosting small performances by local musicians, according to the Newark Post…