A judge has ordered the owners of O'Hara's Pub to defend its decision to provide nude entertainment, according to the lawyer representing the bar's operator and building owners. But lawyer Howard Olinsky said Tuesday morning that judge Robert Nicholson did not grant the city its wish for an order banning any further nude dancing while the matter is settled. He says the nude dancing has positive support from the community. O'Hara's Pub had its state liquor license suspended in the wake of the underage-drinking enforcement raids carried out by state police and state Liquor Authority investigators a month ago. Unable to sell liquor, the bar is attempting to stay open by offering nude entertainment, Olinsky said.
City officials beg to differ.
In addition, the notice indicated that if they disagreed with the decision, they could bring it to the Zoning Board of Appeals and either disagree with the notice or apply for a special use permit. A special use permit is needed because nude entertainment doesn't fall within a permitted use, according to our zoning coordinator, Izyk explained. On Wednesday, March 28, the city received a letter from Howard Olinsky, who stated he represented the building's owners, Izyk said Monday night. Olinsky represents the owner of the bar, Dustin Wahrendorf, and the man leasing the building to operate the bar, Peter Piscitello. Jon VonEsch, who lives at the same address as Piscitello, recently filed a new-business certificate for a club called Dream Girls, but revoked the filing late last week.