Although I've never been there, I'm saddened to hear of the potential loss of bar that's ust for women.
A few weeks ago at a ChicagoNow meetup I was talking with Trish Bendix (who writes The L-Word Blog) regarding the lack of places for lesbians to go and call their own. Yeah there are a ton of bars for gay men, but the number of bars for lesbians is severely limited.
A neighborhood blog is saying that Four Shadows Tavern & Grill is looking to take over the space currently occupied by Star Gaze and turn it into another 'bar and grill.' But they're saying that there may be problems getting a new liquor license since the there is a moratorium on new liquor licenses on the east side of Clark Street from Balmoral Avenue to Bryn Mawr....Star Gaze falls right in the middle of that space.
I don't know how I feel about this change? Granted I've never been in Star Gaze - only because I knew it was Lesbian Bar and I was told by my friends that they really aren't "all that friendly to gay boys" so I never stuck my head in the door to say "Hey Ladies!"
What do you think about Star Gaze possibly closing? Happy? Sad? Glad to see it gone?
Filed under: Andersonville, Bars
Tags: andersonville, lesbian bar, WBTD archives
When you get out of Women's Prison they give you a token for a free drink at Stargaze.
See, those are always the kinds of stories I hear about Star Gaze!!!!