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Princess Turandot

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3. A lovely fellow:

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jun 2019

He wanted people to give him money via GoFundMe to buy a commercial establishment that he would then own?

Red Star owner Emad Abed tells TCB he has abandoned plans to raise $2 million to buy the building after facing pushback on social media.

"I wanted to raise money to purchase the building so we can preserve it as a gay bar. ... If it's owned by a different party, there is no guarantee that will take place," Abed says. "It seems like it was not received well. ... If I were them, I'd be grateful someone is trying to create a hangout."

http://tcbmag.com/news/articles/2019/june/cheers-minneapolis-sets-late-june-opening-date
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