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Local
New Club Appeals To The Mature Crowd
State Attorney
Held 1st Meeting
Of Racial Justice
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
There are hundreds of people in the bay area who crave a place where they can go out and just enjoy them- selves. And, the place that most desire is a place where they can meet others in their own age group.
Two men are offering such a place for the mature grown-ups who still enjoy partying, but in a safe and friendly club.
Raylo, of Demo Damn Dawgs, and Keith “Mr. Gambeeno” George are providing a solution to this problem. They are inviting the mature crowds to The New Lounge. The new club is located at 10008 N. 30th Street. The doors open at 10 p.m. until 3 a.m., Friday and Saturday nights.
The two business part- ners have plans of expand- ing their hours of business, but that is a future goal.
George said, “This is a sport for grown-ups. It’s a place where people can mix and mingle with their for- mer classmates and others in their age group.
“Those who stop in will enjoy music by D. J. Grand Evil and drinks will be pro- vided by bartenders Liz and
Work Group
Leaders from across Hillsborough County’s Black community sat down with prosecutors last week to begin tackling tough, sys- temic issues as Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren convened the first meeting of the State Attor- ney’s Office Racial Justice Work Group.
The Work Group is one of five Action Steps for Fairness & Engagement that State At- torney Warren announced this month to turn ongoing talk in our community into action to address racial in- justice, increase trans- parency, and pursue greater equality in our criminal jus- tice system.
The 19-member Work Group includes members of the faith community, grass- roots organization leaders, mentors for at-risk youth, re- turning citizens, business owners, and prosecutors.
Stanley Gray of the Urban League of Hillsbor- ough County explained his interest in taking part, say- ing, “If you don’t have a place where people can share their feelings, we’re never going to get to a solution.”
The meeting led to a ro- bust discussion of challenges Black men and women, both youth and adults, face in the justice system. The talk will lead to action, with the Work Group committed to choos- ing specific issues, then cre- ating real solutions that can be implemented by the State Attorney’s Office and its partners.
“We’ve been working hard over the past four years to tackle racial disparities. But this Work Group is built on the idea that the more input we have from the com- munity, the more likely we are to find solutions to the problems that we know exist,” State Attorney War- ren said.
STATE ATTORNEY ANDREW WARREN
Members of the public can suggest potential topics for the Racial Justice Work Group to address, and see the Office’s five Action Steps for Fairness & Engagement, on the State Attorney’s Office website at sao13th.com.
Members of the State At- torney’s Office Racial Justice Work Group are: Julius Adams, ACLU; Ross An- derson, Men of Vision, Inc.; Antionette Davis, Bible- Based Fellowship Church Carrollwood; Stanley Gray, Urban League of Hillsborough County; Nor- man Harris, Tampa attor- ney; Christine Irvin, Small business owner and return- ing citizen; Robert Irvin, Hillsborough Ex-Offender Reentry Network “HERN”; Harold Jackson, Tampa Family Health Centers; Yvette Lewis, NAACP President; Robin Lockett, Organize Florida; Joseph Lundy, former law enforce- ment officer; Ronnie Mc- Cullough, G3 Life Apps; Captain Les Richardson, Tampa Police Department; Elder Donald Taylor, Col- lege Hill Church of God in Christ; Travis Coy, Eliza- beth Muller, Dionne Jones, Janae Thomas, and Jeria Wilds, Assistant State Attorneys.
New owners Raylo and Mr. Gambeeno, invite the mature crowd to stop by the New Lounge and have a good time.
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“We want to offer a place where the mature crowd don’t have to party with the young folks. We want every- one to be able to just relax and have a good time. We want everyone who still enjoy partying, to come out and just have a great time listening to “their” music and socializing with their friends.”
George further said they believe the New Lounge will be the answer to their hopes of offering such a place.
George has been in the music industry for several years. He has perfected his talents as a D.J. and seen many clubs come and go. He has the experience to use his past knowledge gained and his experience to offer the people what they want, free of drama, fights, and gun- play.
He said security will be at its highest at all times. “Not only do we want people to come out, we want them to feel safe when they come to the “New Lounge,” he said.
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