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'''Banana Joe's Island Party''' is a nightclub located at 1016 [[20th Street South]] in [[Five Points South]]. The club is owned by "Birmingham Entertainment LLC", which was incorporated in Ohio by Joel Field on [[July 31]], [[2003]]. It is part of a chain owned by the Field Development Group. That firm has been named in numerous lawsuits and criminal indictments against various locations of Banana Joe's for non-payment of vendors and contractors. | '''Banana Joe's Island Party''' is a nightclub located at 1016 [[20th Street South]] in [[Five Points South]]. The club is owned by "Birmingham Entertainment LLC", which was incorporated in Ohio by Joel Field on [[July 31]], [[2003]]. It is part of a chain owned by the Field Development Group. That firm has been named in numerous lawsuits and criminal indictments against various locations of Banana Joe's for non-payment of vendors and contractors. | ||
Early in the morning of [[July 5]], [[2008]] a fight which started inside Banana Joe's was continued with assault rifles in the parking lot behind the club, resulting in two [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2008|deaths]] and two other injuries from gunfire. Following the incident the [[Five Points South Merchants Group]] asked the [[Birmingham City Council]] to consider revoking the club's business license. The club's owner told city officials that the nightclub would be shut down voluntarily. | Early in the morning of [[July 5]], [[2008]] a fight which started inside Banana Joe's was continued with assault rifles in the parking lot behind the club, resulting in two [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2008|deaths]] and two other injuries from gunfire. Following the incident the [[Five Points South Merchants Group]] asked the [[Birmingham City Council]] to consider revoking the club's business license. The club's owner told city officials that the nightclub would be shut down voluntarily for at least two months. | ||
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Revision as of 15:53, 12 July 2008
Banana Joe's Island Party is a nightclub located at 1016 20th Street South in Five Points South. The club is owned by "Birmingham Entertainment LLC", which was incorporated in Ohio by Joel Field on July 31, 2003. It is part of a chain owned by the Field Development Group. That firm has been named in numerous lawsuits and criminal indictments against various locations of Banana Joe's for non-payment of vendors and contractors.
Early in the morning of July 5, 2008 a fight which started inside Banana Joe's was continued with assault rifles in the parking lot behind the club, resulting in two deaths and two other injuries from gunfire. Following the incident the Five Points South Merchants Group asked the Birmingham City Council to consider revoking the club's business license. The club's owner told city officials that the nightclub would be shut down voluntarily for at least two months.
References
- Friedman, Mark (June 3, 2003) "Bunch of lawsuits slip up on Banana Joe's". Arkansas Business
- Coman, Victoria (July 8, 2008) "Birmingham City Council asked to revoke business license of Banana Joe's bar." Birmingham News
External links
- Banana Joe's on MySpace.com