“The safety and health of our guests and staff is our number one priority,” the statement read. “After careful consideration, the owners of Foxtail/Skybar have decided to pause operations at the venue until further notice. The climate for operating a night time economy business in the South Side has regressed to the point of being unstable and has led to a customer base that is problematic.”
The statement added that the bar would “look forward to rejoining the community once a solution to the issues plaguing our neighborhood has been successfully implemented.” The venue did not mention the viral video in its statement on the closure.
But local District Justice Eugene Ricciardi addressed the lewd clip directly with local media reporting on the bar’s shuttering. “That is an embarrassment. That video went viral across the United States,” Ricciardi told
WPXI. “We have people in
Florida that saw that video. What does that say about us?”
I COULD CLEARLY TELL
