Tagged burkhart’s

Midtown Tavern

LGBTQ Atlanta nightlife resurgence? Community steps up to expand options

LGBTQ Atlanta’s been on a rollercoaster the past few months. Cheshire Bridge landmark nightclub Jungle Atlanta closed last fall, followed by efforts to close nearby adult store Tokyo Valentino. Midtown resta...

Oscar's owners buy Burkhart's

Atlanta gay bar Oscar’s owners buy Burkhart’s, plan name change

The owners of Midtown Atlanta gay bar Oscar's have bought Burkhart's, the longtime Ansley Square bar that closed in February after a controversy involving racist Facebook posts made by the bar's then-owner. ...

Queens United benefit at Park Tavern on Feb. 16

Photo Gallery: Queens unite at first benefit show for former Burkhart’s entertainers

Park Tavern was the site Friday night for the first ever benefit show for Queens United, the group formed in the wake of a racism controversy at the once-popular gay Atlanta bar Burkhart's. The event was presen...

Racism in Atlanta LGBTQ commuunity

A time of reckoning: Atlanta’s LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

As much as leadership and right-winged white Americans might say otherwise, the United States has a racism problem. That means so does 2018 Atlanta, even in the LGBTQ community. “Just because you’re LGBT ...

Burkhart's Atlanta gay bar

Burkhart’s closes as bar’s former entertainers line up Atlanta benefit shows

LGBTQ Midtown bar Burkhart's has apparently closed its doors permanently just weeks after the owner's racist social media posts surfaced. Co-owner Mary Marsh posted about the closing on Facebook on Feb. 12, wri...