by Matt Marquardt –
MASON CITY – The sign on the front of the building is gone. Alley Katz is no more.
But don’t be fooled, the bar is still open, under new management and looking for a fresh start.
So says Shylan Bergstrom, a co-manager at the bar along with a bouncer/DJ who would only give his first name, Jeff.
The title of the bar seemed to be synonymous with trouble, and after a recent run-in with the city council and numerous visits from the Mason City Police Department for more than liquor license checks, Bergstrom said Thursday night that bar Kathy Hebel has given her and Jeff the green light to start over.
“We will be working more closely with police,” Bergstrom explained.
She says that two feuding groups that were known by some to be troublemakers, referred to in some circles as “D-Boys” (from Detroit) and “C-Boys” (from Chicago) are not officially “banned” from the bar, but are on notice that only good behavior will be tolerated moving forward.
“I won’t stand for it,” Jeff said, referring to any trouble in the bar. “There will be a bouncer here every night.”
Jeff also said that the bar will now be playing rock, dance and country music, not just “gansta rap.”
“We now take requests,” he explained, “and we will play a variety of music.”
There will be drink special every night, Bergstrom said, and she may go ahead with some paint or other minor changes inside. She says it will be a week or more before they decide on a new name for the bar.
“We’d like to invite back all our former customers, who used to come in when we first opened,” the pair said.
If you need a ride to the bar, and home, free rides are offered. Just call 641 210 5500.
Comments are getting pretty off track. The story is about buiding the bar up without all the problems. I hope they are successful, I guess time will tell. I do like the idea of the free rides to and from the place-I wish more bars did that.
This is a perfect example what type of music you listen to DOES effect how you act specially when using drugs or booze! Notice this bad don’t happen in church listing to God’s word and music. Case closed.
“I implore the leadership of Mason City to enact strict gun control laws.”
The City will not enact strict gun control laws, because they know in McDonald v. Chicago, it cannot be done according to the Constitution. Richie Daley tried and failed.
I think the Mason City School Sysgtem needs to drop a few electives like computers and cell phone texting, and bring back an intensive Current Events class, and Civics. Subjects that mean something. It also indicates parents are just as lacking in the subjects.