Opinion: B Entertainment proposal for Engine 209 site is a mistake

Engine 209 Park sits along Jesse Jewell Parkway just south of the square. A proposed 15,000-square-foot music and event venue where Engine 209 now sits goes before the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board on June 8. - photo by Shannon Casas

04302021 BOURBON — Engine 209 Park sits along Jesse Jewell Parkway just south of the square. A proposed 15,000-square-foot music and event venue where Engine 209 now sits goes before the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board on June 8. - photo by Shannon Casas

I keep reading about B Entertainment out of Colorado seeking permits for a performance venue at the Engine 209 site. I can’t help but wonder what happens when B Entertainment has Bent Nickel and Scum of the Earth, two famously obscure but very, very loud rock bands the same night that The Arts Council has the Atlanta Symphony right next door.

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