2009.05.28
The Lantern closed until August
The Lantern, a live music venue, restaurant and bar in Blacksburg, is closed until August 1.
The venue at 211-B Draper Road opened in July 2008. Originally, the restaurant was open during the day for lunch, but scaled back its hours earlier this year.
"Music is the main focus," said co-owner Brian Turner shoritly after The Lantern opened last summer. "We're not a bar with music as much as a music venue with a bar and food."
Turner and the Lantern's other owner, Dan Chastain, are both from Raleigh, N.C., but had talked about opening a music venue in a community with fewer venues than Raleigh.
The space had preiviously been a Cinco de Mayo Mexican restaurant, as well as various nightspots before that.
E-mails seeking further information about the closing were not returned.
--Amy Matzke-Fawcett
This spot changes hands more than a one dollar bill. My buddies and I are taking three doll.ar bets on what it will be in the year 2012. My money is on "Chinese Restaurant".
Comment by Lee Harless — May 29, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
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