Landmark African-American-owned bar looking for new home
Owner Gwen Robinson hopes to find a new home for AJ's Lounge by the end of August, but for now, the bar—fondly referred to as the "government center's north annex"—is without a home.
Owner Gwen Robinson hopes to find a new home for AJ's Lounge by the end of August, but for now, the bar—fondly referred to as the "government center's north annex"—is without a home.
The building on North Illinois Street has been vacant since 2008. A downtown bar owner who acquired it nearly four years ago put it back on the market after giving up on plans to move her business there.