:sigh: Yet another reason to stay out of Baltimore City.

I hope some people start remembering how bad the light rail has been for crime in my home town, especially after this weekend's horrific incident. When that thing first opened, no kids bike was safe on their front lawns anymore. Friends who lived near the stations had their stuff stolen right off their front yards - it's gotten better but let's all give a cheer for having a nice convenient method for exporting crime to the county! Just ask Padonia Station.

The crowd that was involved with this incident seems to be the same crowd that is involved in the ridiculous fights in Fells Point outside Cheerleaders and Rodos. I don't understand why violence is the standard answer to issues that arise on what should be a fun night out with friends. Control yourself. Or, as my favorite Baltimore bumper sticker says, "Behave". Ugh.

ultralounge should have been shut down a long time ago. shouldn't the city take special care to preserve the well-being of the belvedere? the city has no guts and no vision. until they find one or both, the city will suffer.

The shooting that occurred at the Belvedere demonstrates everything thats wrong with Baltimore today. A once lavish hotel whose patrons included Teddy Roosevelt, JFK, actors and English Royalty is now a rowdy night club. I cant imagine anyone like that wanting to come to Baltimore today.

I ate att he Owl bar about a month ago and as we walked to and from the Belvedere from parking on the street on the other side of the block, it was obvious that the place has a shady looking rowdy crowd that hangs there now. Not just people that want to have fun, I have always seen that around there with 13th Floor, but this was different. There was a wedding going on that night and the wedding guests that were waiting for the hotel shuttle in the front, looked a little bothered and scared abotu it all. I net they don't want to come back to Baltimore and may be wondering why the bride and groom even chose that place.

These hip hop clubs are just a haven for thugs and other undesirables looking for trouble. Thank God in Little Italy when Vellegia's tried to pull this nonsense and open a club the community fought back.

I live in Mount Vernon, near the Belvedere. To me, the nightlife is one of Mount Vernon's strengths. I believe that having people walking around between bars, clubs and restaurants at all hours of the night makes this neighborhood safer. I am sometimes one of those people out there to the wee hours enjoying what Mount Vernon has to offer. Mr. Hermann seems to imply that the problem here is that the theme of Suite Ultralounge is somehow undesirable to the neighborhood's residents. This is not the problem.

It's no secret that Mount Vernon is host a diverse range of nightlife. It may be a surprise to many MV residents that after hours, after-after hours, and sex clubs have operated, legally or illegally, in the neighborhood. A surprise because the clientele of these clubs generally enter and leave without making themselves known.

THIS is the problem with Ultralounge. No one really cares what they're doing in that basement, whether it's called Hip Hop, Urban, Death Metal or Speed Polka. It's the fact that, every night the club is open, we are all made very aware of Suite Ultralounge's clients. Their clients yell and scream and fight out in the streets long after the club is closed. The problem is that while the the owners have been made aware of this behavior many times, the behavior continues. The problem is that they either refuse to control their clients or they can't control their clients. The problem is that either their clients haven't been made aware that they need to respect the surrounding community or they just don't care about the the club owners, the community, or themselves. The problem was punctuated with six gun shots last Sunday morning. The solution, is to shut this place down. Period.

This will be the next Linden Liquors.

I, as a promoter of an entertainment company, can attest and testify to the behavior of this club. I recently had an event held in this lavish club and after viewing it, you would think it's the smaller version of the "LOVE" club in Washington DC, yet one musn't allow the looks to be deceiving. As I started to get to know the manager, Louis Wood, who is there almost every night, in hopes that business will suddenly come to him with less effort to promote, I later realized he has a criminal record and had a handgun violation in connection to all of what occurred last year. If I had acted precociously on behalf of getting to know who this person is, it would've immediately detoured my plans to pursue business with this man. We had gone through a tough time of coming to a final decision on how incentives would be allocated from what we profitted, and later tried to play a scheme where he would take half of what we made that night without that being in a contract which he never utilizes. He uses cladenstine tactics by placing his staff at the money booth, embezzling funds, while you are away watching your audience. I addressed this as an issue to him and he responded with rage, made threats and takes no responsibility for his immature actions towards clientele.

I advise those who are being affected by this disturbance to attend the next town hall meeting where it is scheduled to discuss this issue. Nothing will be done to solve this issue if it has not been addressed. The power of the people in the surrounding neighborhoods and the residences who live in the lavish Belvedere condominiums will determine the outcome of this issue and need to be present at the meeting to solve this issue. This club has yet brought more violence than increase the peace by catering to thugs who feel the need to party in a haven where VIP rooms, stages and flat-screen television sets are set to entertain while bullets spray due to altercations with the owner and bartneders who steal their own bottles they pay for.

Any promoters who are considering to utilize this club; I can only and safely say that you do business with this club at your own risk.

Looks like a year later, they are finally pushing them out of business. Are you able to write an updated article with the new actions the City is taking?