Go Go will keep serving liquor, for now

COLUMBUS — The Go Go Cabaret will continue to serve alcohol to customers for the immediate future, after a Columbus judge stayed a state board’s decision to revoke the club’s liquor license.

Jim Vitullo, legal counsel for Go Go owner Sebastian Rucci, and the Ohio Liquor Control Commission confirmed the stay Monday, stopping the license revocation from taking effect as planned at noon on Friday.

The decision continues the legal wrangling between the club and state and local officials, who have sought to strip the cabaret of its liquor license — a move the club’s owner says will mean economic ruin for the business and its employees.

The closure would have adverse effects on about six dozen employees, plus food, liquor and other suppliers that do business with the club, according to court documents filed by Vitullo late last week.

The filing added: “During these recessionary economic times there are no alternative jobs waiting for them in the Mahoning Valley. The revocation will result in the closure of the business and, since many of the employees are single mothers, the closure will impact these employees and their children.”

Read more in Tuesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com