9/25 update: The State Liquor Control Board now says there is no issue with Tigertail’s license and the King County Recorder’s Office has no liens on record that would indicate an IRS property seizure. Still no word from Tigertail’s owners.
Tigertail at 704 NW. 65th St. has been closed for the last few days, and we’re still trying to find out exactly why. Chris emailed MyBallard on Monday to report seeing a sign on the bar’s door saying they were closed by the IRS. But when we went by the sign was gone – just some strips of tape left.
Today, Roy sent MyBallard a picture of a new sign, which said Tigertail had issues with the Liquor Control Board, and would reopen soon.
We called the IRS, which referred us to the county auditor’s office, which then referred us to the county Recorders office, where we’ve left a message. We also called the public records line at the State Liquor Control Board, where we were told there is a “pending issue on their license.” We’ve been promised a call back tomorrow with further information.
We’ve also left a message for Tigertail’s owners.
11 responses so far ↓
1 anon // Sep 23, 2009 at 7:33 pm
While I don’t care too much about Tigertail, this post is emblematic of the quality and value of this blog. Instead of lazily regurgitating already reported information with snide remarks, you offer diligent independent journalism that represents an important facet of our neighborhood community. Thank you.
2 CutTheString // Sep 23, 2009 at 7:55 pm
I second that. In a day and age where polishing a police report counts as journalism I’m glad that we have a local blog that goes the extra mile to actually follow up on a lead and produce an actual story.
3 Ballardite // Sep 23, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I dare say the quality and ethical journalism stems from the fact that the Phinneywood bloggers are REAL journalists with years of experience reporting for well-respected news stations.
Way to go PDubbers!
4 lobo // Sep 23, 2009 at 9:52 pm
heard something about an under-age sting
5 hefe // Sep 23, 2009 at 11:40 pm
come on you guys keep in mind this is our neighborhood. these are our friends. there was no under-age sting. please support your fellow neighbors.
6 SPG // Sep 24, 2009 at 12:13 am
I heard that they didn’t attach the correct cover sheet to their TPS report.
I guess they didn’t get the memo.
7 josephina // Sep 24, 2009 at 7:35 am
Umm, yeaaah, I’m gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday…
Thanks for the good laugh, SPG!
8 Matt // Sep 24, 2009 at 10:12 pm
*sigh*
They got the memo, they understand the policy… it won’t happen again.
9 hinto // Sep 26, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I have to echo the sentiments about the journalistic effort that was put into this story.
I’m hoping the tigertail opens soon. The food and drinks are far too good for this place to be closed for long.
10 EnduroDriver // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:13 am
If this were a temporary problem I would think we’d have heard from the owners by now especial since their notices do not appear to reflect reality.
11 Tiktok // Sep 28, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Tigertail’s “explanations” are not passing the sniff test here.
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