Charleston City Paper's Coverage of the Pearz Matter

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Neighborhood gripes close Pearlz at 11 p.m.
Late-night tomfoolery in Market area largely to blame

by Greg Hambrick


French Quarter residents at their wits end over late-night bar patrons have doomed Pearlz to an 11 p.m. closing time, a potentially fatal curfew for the popular oyster bar.

The East Bay Street restaurant has been operating for years until 2 a.m., but it was discovered recently that the building is only zoned for business until 11 p.m. Business owners Mark Cumins and Jerry Scheer worked closely with the neighborhood association for concessions and recently pleaded their case in front of the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals. But they were narrowly rebuffed, largely over the concerns of individual residents on nearby streets who are seizing this opportunity to curtail a handful of Charleston's late-night bar crawlers.

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