wine bars and their patrons are fucking awful

and by "fucking awful" I mean people like Will in Seattle

I'm sorry - but when did the definition of dive bar become a drug dealer infested, charmless shithole? I've been to many a dive bar - and that is not typically the case. Rough and tumble yes, but open drug dealing on the street and prostitution? I don't think so - that is not good for ANY class of people... rich and young, or old and poor.

@14 "I've always considered it a positive thing that there's a place in my neighborhood where the truly fucked up can congregate". I think you would be in the minority with that opinion. You must not have children.

Also gentrification = "the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class". Eliminating a crime-ridden bar is hardly "restoring" anything. Seeing Angie's go would be making the neighborhood better even if all the so-called "white" establishments weren't there.

Read the police reports and the testimony from defenders who frequented Angie's, as well as those of us who tried to visit or even just walk the sidewalk in front of the joint. Angie's catered to criminals and served as a one-stop shopping spot for drugs, prostitution, harrassment, and alcohol induced assaults. Not to mention the citation for serving alcohol to minors and the reputation for serving alcohol to already wasted patrons. Even defenders acknowledge the criminal activities that occured in the the place, suggesting that the community should simply accept criminal activity as a result of a demographic that is not yet fully gentrified. No crime won't go away, but closing down headquarters and satelite offices like Angie's is a great deterrent and importantly moves illicit activities to areas where innocent victims are less likely to become casualties. Kudos to the public servants for their work to keep the law-abiding citizens safe while making life more difficult for criminals.