Tonight Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace celebrated our one year anniversary. Next door, our friends at the new Little Palace celebrated their one month anniversary.
We had a fun night of specials in store starting at 4pm.
Just before 5pm the City of Columbus bagged every meter on 4th Street for Red, White and Boom tomorrow. We asked the meter baggers to wait but they said they had to bag them tonight.
Both business owners watched in horror as the City took away parking for dinner service and the special anniversary events we had planned. These actions destroy new businesses. We were given no notice that the City would be taking away all on-street parking the night before RW& B. We watched car after car pull up to meters then drive off when they realized EVERY meter was bagged on 4th Street.
Heck, a note from the City to the new businesses would have been nice. Running business downtown ain't easy. City's actions sure don't help.
Anyway, for those of you that did make it down to DFs and LP tonight, thank you!




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