Bar Group Supports Flaherty for Mayor to Boost Nightlife!

Let's Make Boston a Nightlife Destination! The following article appeared on Boston Herald.com Challenger Michael Flaherty is loading up his party train with bar and club moguls for the weekend ride to Election Day, trashing “wet blanket” Mayor Thomas M. Menino and stoking their hopes for later closing hours and all-night subway service. The Boston Nightlife Coalition - a group of frustrated nightclub owners and promoters who have banded together against Menino - has packed recent fund-raisers for Flaherty and his campaign partner, City Councilor Sam Yoon. The group also has taken out a full-page magazine ad and has been handing out fliers urging people to vote Flaherty/Yoon if they want: * Bars and clubs to stay open later * Late-night dining options * The T to run all night * A fair liquor and entertainment license process. And in a shot at Menino, 66, who has rejected previous bids to extend bar hours, the fliers urge support for Flaherty if “you are … [Read more...]

