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What a shocker. Y-Bar was an awful, dangerous and testosterone fueled place at the end of my time at WMU in the mid 2000s and it only got much, much worse over the years. Good to hear the proprietors are talking about installing a much calmer entertainment venue in an arcade.

Though the young reporter didn't bother asking any probing questions, such as why apparently the business wasn't sold and whether the shltbags responsible for Y-Bar remained in charge. Which sounds like the case.

https://wwmt.com/news/local/y-bar-kalama...ce-campus#

(09-19-2023 07:53 PM)Charm City Bronco Wrote:  What a shocker. Y-Bar was an awful, dangerous and testosterone fueled place at the end of my time at WMU in the mid 2000s and it only got much, much worse over the years. Good to hear the proprietors are talking about installing a much calmer entertainment venue in an arcade.

Though the young reporter didn't bother asking any probing questions, such as why apparently the business wasn't sold and whether the shltbags responsible for Y-Bar remained in charge. Which sounds like the case.

https://wwmt.com/news/local/y-bar-kalama...ce-campus#

Wasn't Y-bar going into Wayside what effectively killed wayside because they had a murder and a bunch of other nonsense happen?

An arcade will be closed w/in a year.....unless they serve drinks too

(09-20-2023 07:36 AM)Bronco14 Wrote:  An arcade will be closed w/in a year.....unless they serve drinks too

Pretty sure they'll be serving drinks. Again, would have been nice for the reporter to mention.

(09-19-2023 09:17 PM)SilentStryk09 Wrote:  Wasn't Y-bar going into Wayside what effectively killed wayside because they had a murder and a bunch of other nonsense happen?

I thought Y-Bar started as the "dance club" in Wayside before becoming its own venue. Wayside was always a rowdy place so Wayside's violence issues really weren't a surprise to me.